IPL ka shor abhi thama hi tha ki Test cricket ki asli garmi shuru ho chuki hai. New Chandigarh ke maidan par ek naya itihas likha ja raha hai. Team India ne toss jeetkar pehle batting ka faisla kiya hai. Yeh sirf ek match nahi, balki ek naye daur ka aagaz hai kyunki 14 saal baad pehli baar ghar mein Team India bina apne do bade sher, R Ashwin aur Ravindra Jadeja ke maidan mein utri hai.
The Guru Story
Captain Shubman Gill ne bilkul sahi faisla liya hai. New Chandigarh ki batting-friendly black soil pitch par runs ki baarish honi tay hai. Sabse badi khabar yeh hai ki Rajasthan ke talented spinner Manav Suthar ko unka maiden Test cap mil gaya hai. Harsh Dubey ko peeche chhodte hue Manav Suthar ne playing XI mein apni jagah banayi hai. Wahin dusri taraf, hamare sher Rishabh Pant apna 50th Test match khel rahe hain, jo unke comeback ke baad ek bahut bada milestone hai.
Wahin agar padosi mulk ki baat karein, toh Pakistan jaisi teams ko dekhna chahiye ki kaise transition phase ko handle kiya jata hai. Jab Pakistan ke players pressure mein collapse karte hain aur fitness ke naam par biryani pe focus karte hain, wahan Team India ne apne senior players ko rest dekar naye blood ko taiyaar kiya hai. Afghanistan ki team yahan thodi kamzor dikh rahi hai kyunki unke star spinner Rashid Khan injury ki wajah se bahar hain aur Ibrahim Zadran bhi chotil hain. Afghanistan ne bhi spin-bowling allrounder Nangeyalia Kharote ko debut karwaya hai, par kya woh Team India ke batting order ko rok payenge? Yeh bada sawal hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Rishabh Pant ka 50th Test match: 2018 mein debut karne wala yeh khiladi aaj Indian middle-order ki jaan hai.
- November 2010 ke baad pehli baar home Test mein R Ashwin aur Ravindra Jadeja dono hi absent hain.
- New Chandigarh ki 40 degree Celsius wali garmi bowlers ka imtihan legi, isliye India ka pehle batting ka decision bilkul masterclass hai.
- Manav Suthar bane India ke naye left-arm spin weapon, unpar sabki nazrein rahengi.
India ki playing XI mein koi bada surprise nahi hai. Yashasvi Jaiswal aur KL Rahul open karenge, jabki B Sai Sudharsan ko number 3 par barkaraar rakha gaya hai. Spin attack ki kamaan Kuldeep Yadav ke haath mein hai, jinhe Washington Sundar aur debutant Manav Suthar support karenge.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ne toss jeetkar match ka 50 percent control apne haath mein le liya hai. New Chandigarh ki is garmi mein pehle bowling karna kisi saza se kam nahi hai. Afghanistan ke paas Rashid Khan nahi hain, aur unka experience is red-ball format mein kaafi kam hai. Hamara prophecy yeh hai ki agar Yashasvi Jaiswal aur Shubman Gill ne pehle do sessions nikal liye, toh India day 1 par hi 350+ ka score khada kar degi. Team India ki dominance saaf dikh rahi hai, jabki Pakistan jaise padosi sirf TV par baith kar batting ki class le sakte hain.
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