India mein T20I khelna kisi bhi team ke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi hai. Ghar pe India ka dabdaba aisa hai ki bade-bade surma yahan aakar dher ho jate hain. Ranchi ke maidan par jab dusra T20I shuru hoga, toh nazar sirf ek hi cheez par hogi: Mission 11. Lucknow ki asaan jeet ke baad ab India apni consecutive 11th win ki taraf dekh rahi hai. Wahin dusri taraf West Indies ke liye raasta itna mushkil hai ki shayad unhe koi chamatkar hi bacha paye.
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Pichle kuch saalon mein India ne apne ghar ko ek kile mein tabdeel kar diya hai. June 2022 ke baad se India ne kabhi back-to-back T20Is nahi haare hain. Stats dekh kar dushman teams ki neendein ud jati hain kyunki India ka home record 42-9 ka hai. Yeh wo level ki consistency hai jo Pakistan jaisi teams sirf sapno mein dekh sakti hain, jo aksar apne hi ghar par B-teams se series haar kar baithe rehte hain. India ke pass filhal Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, aur Varun Chakravarthy jaise superstars nahi hain, lekin phir bhi bench strength itni khatarnak hai ki West Indies ko saas lene ka mauka nahi mil raha.
Axar Patel filhal world cricket ke sabse deadly powerplay bowlers mein se ek ban chuke hain. Unka economy rate 4.71 ka hai aur wo har match mein captain ke liye banker sabit ho rahe hain. Lucknow mein unka wicket-maiden over match ka turning point tha. Wahin Shai Hope ko agar apni team ki laaj bachani hai, toh unhe Axar Patel ke khilaaf thoda zyada proactive hona padega. Defensive khelne se kaam nahi chalega, Ranchi mein unhe Delhi Capitals ke nets ka sara tajurba jhonkna hoga.
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- India ne pichle 7 saal se apne ghar mein koi T20I series nahi haari hai, jo unke undisputed dominance ka saboot hai.
- Shreyas Iyer ne ek naya itihaas racha hai, wo 7th Indian batsman ban gaye hain jinhone teeno formats mein international hundreds lagayi hain.
- Naman Dhir ke naam ek ajeeb record jud gaya hai: Wo T20Is mein sirf dusre aise bowler bane hain jo ek innings mein teen baar 6-and-out hue.
- Ranchi ka stadium high-scoring nahi raha hai. 10 night matches mein sirf ek baar 200 ka aankda paar hua hai, yani spinners ka roll bada hone wala hai.
Team news ki baat karein toh India shayad ek badlav kar sakti hai. Prince Yadav jo injury se wapas aaye hain, unhe Mayank Yadav ki jagah XI mein shamil kiya ja sakta hai. Baaki batting order wahi rahega jisme Abhishek Sharma aur Sanju Samson top par aag lagane ke liye taiyaar hain. West Indies shayad Amir Jangoo ko khilane ka soche, lekin debutant Kamil Pooran ko drop karna mushkil lag raha hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India is match mein saaf taur par favourite hai. West Indies ke pass na toh koi mystery spinner hai aur na hi koi express pace jo Indian batting powerhouse ko pareshan kar sake. Ranchi ki pitch thodi dhimi ho sakti hai, jo Kuldeep Yadav aur Axar Patel ke liye 'party time' jaisa hoga. West Indies tabhi jeet sakti hai jab wo toss jeetein, chase karein aur unke batters koi chamatkari innings khel dein. Warna, 2-0 ki series lead pakki hai!
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