IPL Final ka countdown shuru ho chuka hai, par lagta hai kismat Gujarat Titans ke saath aankh-micholi khel rahi hai. Sunday ko hone wale maha-muqabale se pehle Ahmedabad ka mausam nahi, balki Chandigarh ki baarish ne GT ka plan chaupat kar diya hai. Jahan ek taraf defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru aaram se Ahmedabad mein net practice kar rahi hai, wahan GT ke khiladi airport par flight ka intezar karte thak gaye.
The Inner Story: Chandigarh mein phansi GT ki Paltan
Asli maajra ye hai ki Gujarat Titans ko Saturday afternoon ko hi Chandigarh se udaan bharni thi. Friday ko Rajasthan Royals ko Qualifier 2 mein dhool chatane ke baad team high spirits mein thi. Lekin North-Western India mein hue torrential downpour ne khel bigad diya. Punjab aur Rajasthan ke ilako mein itni bhayankar baarish hui ki Chandigarh airport authorities ne takeoff clearance dene se mana kar diya.
Ab halat ye hai ki GT ki team Friday raat 10 baje ke baad hi Ahmedabad land kar payegi. Wahan se Gandhinagar ke hotel tak pahuchne mein aur 30 minute lagenge. Iska seedha matlab ye hai ki Sunday ke final se pehle Shubman Gill aur unki army ke paas prepare karne ke liye 24 ghante se bhi kam ka waqt bacha hai. IPL history mein ye pehli baar ho raha hai ki koi team final se thik ek din pehle travel karne par majboor hui hai, kyunki BCCI ne is baar teen alag venues par playoffs karvane ka faisla kiya tha.
Analysis & Numbers: Advantage RCB or just a Minor Hiccough?
Jab baat itne bade final ki ho, to har minute ki recovery maayne rakhti hai. Royal Challengers Bengaluru ke dhasu batter Rajat Patidar ne saaf kaha ki unhe Qualifier 1 ke baad rest aur recover karne ka pura mauka mila hai. Chaliye dekhte hain stats kya kehte hain:
- RCB Wednesday ko hi Ahmedabad pahuch gayi thi aur unhone do solid training sessions pure kar liye hain.
- Gujarat Titans apne teesre IPL Final mein kadam rakh rahi hai, jahan unka record 1 win (2022) aur 1 loss (2023) ka raha hai.
- Ahmedabad ka Narendra Modi Stadium apna choutha IPL Final host karne ja raha hai, jahan 2023 ka final baarish ki wajah se reserve day tak gaya tha.
- GT ko last year CSK ke khilaaf aakhri ball par haar ka samna karna pada tha, is baar wo koi kasar nahi chodna chahte.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Paper par dekha jaye to RCB ko upper hand mil chuka hai. Cricket mein mental freshness utni hi zaroori hai jitni physical fitness. Gujarat Titans ke liye ye travel fatigue aur delay ek bada setback ho sakta hai. Sunday ko dhoop khili rahegi, par kya GT is thakawat ke badal chhat payegi? Hamara maanna hai ki champions pressure mein hi nikharte hain, lekin RCB ki current form aur fresh legs unhe is trophy ke ek kadam aur kareeb le ja rahe hain. Logistic management mein BCCI ki chook ya mausam ki mar, nuksan to fans ka hi hoga agar final mein 100 percent intensity na dikhi.
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