Cricket world mein agar koi team planning aur preparation ko lekar obsession dikhati hai, toh woh hai Australia. Agle saal hone wali Border-Gavaskar Trophy ke liye Aussies ne abhi se ghutne tekne ki jagah seekhne ka raasta chuna hai. September aur October mein Australia A, unki Women side aur Under-19 team Bharat ke daure par aa rahi hai. Yeh sirf ek tour nahi, balki un fringe players ke liye ek agni-pariksha hai jo Nagpur ki red-soil aur Puducherry ki garmi mein khud ko saabit karna chahte hain. Jabki hamare padosi Pakistan mein abhi bhi log yeh decide nahi kar paa rahe ki captain kaun banega aur fitness test mein fail hone ke baad excuse kya dena hai, yahan Cricket Australia ne ek full-fledged blueprint taiyar kar liya hai.
The Inner Story: BGT Preparation aur Puducherry ka Challenge
Asli maajra yeh hai ki Australia ko pata hai ki India mein jeetna unke liye Everest chadhne jaisa hai. Isliye, 21 January ko Nagpur mein shuru hone wale pehle Test se pehle, Australia A ki team Puducherry mein do 4-day matches aur teen 50-over games khelegi. Is squad mein Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, aur Todd Murphy jaise players par nazar hogi. Pichli baar jab yeh log aaye the, toh KL Rahul ne 176 runs ki unbeaten innings khel kar inki saari planning ki dhajjiya uda di thi, aur Mohammed Siraj ne dikha diya tha ki Indian pitches par asli fast bowling kise kehte hain.
Saath hi, Australia A Women Mohali aur Dharamsala mein multi-format series khelegi, aur Under-19 team Rajkot mein hamare world champions se bhidne taiyar hai. Sabse bada attraction honge 15 saal ke Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, jinhone 13 saal ki umar mein Aussies ke khilaaf 62 balls par century thoki thi. Inka khauf abhi se Australian camp mein dikh raha hai.
Analysis & Numbers: Kya kehte hain aankde?
- Australia A Men ka tour Puducherry mein 22 September se shuru hoga, jisme do 4-day matches aur teen ODI shamil hain.
- Nathan McSweeney ne pichle India tour par 74 aur 85 runs banaye the, lekin India A ne phir bhi match jeeta tha.
- Under-19 series mein Vaibhav Sooryavanshi par sabki nazar rahegi, jo pehle hi youth Test mein 104 runs ki tabah-kun innings khel chuke hain.
- Australia ne subcontinent mein apne pichle 4 Tests mein 3 jeete hain, lekin India mein unka 'Spin Trauma' hamesha wapas aa jata hai.
Schedule at a Glance: Mark your Calendars
Australia A Men's Tour:
- 22-25 September: First 4-day match, Puducherry
- 29 Sep-2 Oct: Second 4-day match, Puducherry
- 6, 9, 11 October: One-day matches, Puducherry
Australia A Women's Tour:
- 12, 15 September: T20s, Mohali
- 17, 20, 23 September: One-day matches, Dharamsala
- 29 Sep-2 Oct: 4-day match, Dharamsala
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia chahe kitni bhi planning kar le, unhe pata hai ki India mein aana matlab sher ki maand mein pair rakhna hai. BCCI ne schedule aise set kiya hai ki inke fringe players ko real condition ka pata chal sake. Rahi baat Pakistan ki, toh unhe Australia se seekhna chahiye ki tour ki taiyari kaise hoti hai. Wahan toh haal yeh hai ki PCB ke headquarters mein light zyada der jalti hai kyunki roz naya lafda hota hai. Professionalism seekhni hai toh India aur Australia se seekho, warna 'Biryani Analysis' mein toh unka koi tod hai hi nahi. Australia A ka yeh tour BGT ke liye trailer hoga, par asli picture Nagpur mein Rohit Sharma aur Virat Kohli hi dikhayenge!
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