IPL 2026 ka season Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ke liye kisi bure sapne se kam nahi raha. Points table mein sabse neeche, performance bilkul thanda aur fans ke chehre par mayoosi. Lekin is andhere mein ek hi roshni nazar aayi aur uska naam hai Josh Inglis. Jab bade-bade surma fail ho gaye, tab is Aussie superstar ne dikhaya ki batting kise kehte hain. Lucknow ki kismat kharab thi, par Inglis ka form bilkul Gamechanger level ka tha.
The Inner Story: PBKS ka 'Unprofessional' ab Lucknow ka Hero
Asli maajra toh ye hai ki Punjab Kings (PBKS) ne Inglis ko ye keh kar release kar diya tha ki wo 'unprofessional' hain. Kyun? Kyunki unhone shaadi ke liye break maanga tha. Par LSG ne is mauke ko pehchana. Jab baaki batters ghutne tek rahe the, tab Josh Inglis ne aate hi tabahi macha di. Global Director of Cricket Tom Moody ne maana ki team ka batting order puri tarah flop raha, lekin Inglis ek bada positive nikal kar saamne aaye hain.
Kamaal ki baat dekhiye, Aiden Markram aur Nicholas Pooran jaise naam jinhe pure season mauka mila, wo Inglis ke aage bachche nazar aaye. Sirf 5 matches mein Inglis ne wo kar dikhaya jo baaki 14 matches mein nahi kar paaye. Ambati Rayudu ne sahi kaha hai ki ye banda versatile hai. Spin ko khilone ki tarah khelta hai aur lap shots toh aise maarta hai jaise koi gully cricket khel raha ho.
Analysis & Numbers: The Dominance of Inglis
- Josh Inglis ne sirf 5 innings mein 266 runs Thoke, wo bhi 186.01 ke khatarnak strike rate se.
- Powerplay mein unka strike rate 229 raha: ye statistics batate hain ki wo kitne bade Dominance dikha rahe the.
- Unhone Nicholas Pooran (234 runs in 14 innings) aur Aiden Markram (231 runs in 11 innings) ko piche chhod diya, jabki unhone sirf 5 match khele.
- LSG ke liye teesre highest run-getter rahe, sirf Mitchell Marsh (563) aur Rishabh Pant (312) unse aage the.
Coach Mark Boucher bhi unki smartness ke kaayal ho gaye hain. Unka kehna hai ki Inglis fielders ke saath mind games khelte hain. Jab fielder piche jata hai, toh wo upar se maar dete hain. Aise players ki zarurat aaj kal ki fast-paced T20 cricket mein sabse zyada hai. Jahan Kolkata Knight Riders ke Finn Allen one-dimensional lagte hain, wahi Inglis har taraf shots khelne ka dum rakhte hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat no bakwaas: LSG ko agar IPL 2027 mein comeback karna hai, toh Josh Inglis aur Mitchell Marsh jaise players ko core bana kar chalna hoga. Rishabh Pant ki captaincy par reset ki baatein ho rahi hain, par asli reset batting approach mein chahiye. Aur baat rahi Punjab Kings ki, toh bhai unka management toh waise hi mashhoor hai aise blunders ke liye. Ek world-class player ko 'unprofessional' bol kar release karna aur phir usse aise pit-te hue dekhna: ye sirf PBKS hi kar sakti hai. Inki halat bilkul hamare padosi desh Pakistan jaisi ho gayi hai, talent ki kadar nahi aur planning zero! Inglis ne bat se jawab de diya hai, ab Lucknow ko unhe sambhaal kar rakhna hoga.
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