Australian cricket me bhuchal aa gaya hai boss! Jab samne Team India ho, toh bade-bade surmaon ki kursi khatre me pad jati hai. Australia ne apne hi ghar me India ke khilaf series shuru karte hi ek aisa faisla liya hai jisne poori cricket world ko hairan kar diya hai. Vice-captain aur captaincy ki race me sabse aage rehne wali Tahlia McGrath ko XI se bahar ka rasta dikha diya gaya hai. Ye koi mamuli badlav nahi hai, ye is baat ka saboot hai ki India Women ne champions ke camp me darr ka mahol paida kar diya hai.
The Inner Story: Captaincy ki race se seedha bench tak ka safar
Abhi pichle mahine tak Tahlia McGrath ko Alyssa Healy ka successor mana ja raha tha. Wo team ki vice-captain hain aur unka T20 record kisi Masterclass se kam nahi raha hai. Lekin India ke khilaf pehle T20I me unhe drop karna ye dikhata hai ki Australian management ab performance ko lekar koi compromise nahi karegi. Coach Shelley Nitschke ne ise apna ab tak ka sabse mushkil faisla bataya hai. Coach ka kehna hai ki McGrath ko team se squeeze out kiya gaya hai kyunki Nicola Carey behtar form me hain.
Asli maajra ye hai ki Australia apne ghar me dabdaba khota ja raha hai. India vs Australia ki jung me pehle match me mili haar ne inki aankhen khol di hain. Tahlia McGrath ka confidence pichle kuch waqt se gira hua tha, khas karke ODI World Cup me jahan unka average sirf 13.75 raha. Jab team pressure me hoti hai, toh sabse pehle bali vice-captain ki hi chadhti hai, aur wahi yahan bhi hua.
Analysis & Numbers: Kyun giri McGrath par gaj?
- Tahlia McGrath ne ODI World Cup me 13.75 ki mamuli average se run banaye aur bowling me bhi unka istemal na ke barabar hua.
- Selector ne Sophie Molineux ko long-term successor aur Ashleigh Gardner ko vice-captaincy ki zimmedari dekar ye saaf kar diya hai ki McGrath ab priority nahi hain.
- Pichle 10 saal me pehli baar aisa hua hai ki Australia apne ghar me kisi bilateral series me piche chal raha hai, jiska poora credit Team India ko jata hai.
- Domestic cricket me McGrath ne 47, 58* aur 48 ke scores banaye hain, lekin international level par India ka challenge unke liye filhal bahut bada sabit ho raha hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ka ye "Tough Call" darasal unki ghabrahat hai. India ne unhe unke ghar me hi backfoot par dhakel diya hai. Jab aapka vice-captain hi drop ho jaye, toh samajh lijiye ki team me internal panic shuru ho chuka hai. India ne jo dominance dikhayi hai, usne Australian selectors ko drastic steps lene par majboor kar diya hai. Agar ye India-first attitude barkarar raha, toh Canberra me hone wala dusra match Australia ke liye ek bada nightmare ban sakta hai.
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