Cricket fans, dil tham kar baithiye kyunki The Oval ke maidan par ek naya drama shuru ho chuka hai. England cricket board ne ek saath itne badlav kar diye hain ki dekhne wale bhi hairan hain. Ek taraf purane chawal Joe Root ki kaman mein wapsi hui hai, toh doosri taraf teen-teen naye chehre debut kar rahe hain. New Zealand ke khilaf is Test match mein London ki barish ne thodi der ki rukawat zaroor dali, lekin excitement level bilkul top par hai.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Darasal, England ne toss jeet kar pehle bowling karne ka faisla kiya hai. Kismat ne Joe Root ka poora saath diya jab unhone char saal se bhi zyada samay baad Test captaincy ke liye coin uchala. Halanki ye ek reshaped home side hai jahan Ben Stokes aur Gus Atkinson disciplinary reasons ki wajah se bahar hain. Iska matlab saaf hai: Angrezo ke camp mein discipline ko lekar koi samjhauta nahi kiya ja raha, jo ki ek achhi baat hai. Wahi doosri taraf, Jamie Smith apni beti ke janm ke liye paternity leave par hain. In sab situations ne rasta saaf kiya teen debutants ke liye: Jordan Cox, James Rew aur Sonny Baker. Itni badi sankhya mein naye khiladiyo ko dekh kar 1993 ki Ashes ki yaad taza ho gayi. New Zealand ki team bhi kam nahi hai, unke legend Kane Williamson ke retirement ke baad Henry Nicholls ki wapsi hui hai jo No. 3 par batting karenge.
Analysis & Numbers
- Joe Root ne April 2022 ke baad pehli baar interim captain ke roop mein zimmedari sambhali hai.
- England ki XI mein 5 aise players hain jinke paas 1 ya usse bhi kam Test cap ka experience hai, jisme Emilio Gay aur Matt Fisher shamil hain.
- Henry Nicholls ne apne pichle outing mein unbeaten 150 runs banaye the, jo New Zealand ke liye ek bada boost hai.
- Oval ki pitch par halki ghaas zaroor hai, lekin history gawah hai ki ye batting ke liye jannat sabit hoti rahi hai.
England ki ye strategy dekh kar lagta hai ki wo future ki team taiyar kar rahe hain. Jahan hamari Team India hamesha talent aur experience ka balance rakhti hai, wahi England ne yahan gamble khela hai. Aur agar baat karein Pakistan ki, toh unhe toh seekhna chahiye ki team building aur captaincy transition kaise hota hai. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mein toh har dusre din circus chalta hai aur captain aise badle jate hain jaise log kapde badalte hain. Kam se kam England ke paas ek clear plan toh hai, chahe wo kitna hi risky kyun na ho!
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ne ye itne saare debutants utaar kar ek bada risk liya hai. Joe Root ki leadership test hogi kyunki unke paas wo 'experienced' bowling attack nahi hai. New Zealand ke paas Matt Henry aur Kyle Jamieson jaise khatarnak bowlers hain jo in naye ladko ki class le sakte hain. Hamari nazar mein, New Zealand ko halke mein lena England ko bhari pad sakta hai. Lekin Test cricket ki beauty yahi hai: Expect the unexpected!
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