Lincoln ki thandi hawaon mein Indian batting lineup ek baar phir thithurti nazar aayi. Jab bade naam fail hote hain, tabhi naye sitaron ko chamakne ka mauka milta hai. Kuch aisa hi haal raha India A vs New Zealand A ke beech chal rahe pehle four-day match ke dusre din ka. Jahan senior team ke potential openers ne niraash kiya, wahi yuva khoon ne ladne ka jazba dikhaya hai.
The Guru Story
India ke liye chinta ki baat ye hai ki Yashasvi Jaiswal aur KL Rahul, jinhe November ke third week se shuru hone wali Test series mein kamaan sambhalni hai, wo New Zealand ki conditions mein puri tarah struggle karte dikhe. Yashasvi Jaiswal ne is match mein 17 aur 5 ka score banaya, wahi KL Rahul to maano crease par sirf hazri lagane aaye the, unke scores 0 aur 4 rahe. Rahul ka out hone ka tareeka to aur bhi ajeeb tha, wo hit-wicket ho gaye jab ball unke bat ka andarooni kinara lekar stumps ki taraf ja rahi thi aur use rokne ke chakkar mein unka paaon stumps se ja takraya.
Jab India A sirf 10 runs par 2 wicket gawa kar mushkil mein thi, tab Devdutt Padikkal aur Sai Sudharsan ne k मोर्चा sambhala. Dono ne milkar teesre wicket ke liye 96 runs ki unbeaten partnership nibhayi. Devdutt Padikkal ne 56* runs ki zimmedarana innings kheli, halanki unhe ek jeevandaan bhi mila jab second slip par unka catch chhuta. Doosri taraf, Sai Sudharsan ne 39* runs banakar ek flawless technique ka namuna pesh kiya hai. Ye dono khiladi No. 3 spot ke liye strong contenders hain aur inki ye fightback selectors ke liye ek meetha dard paida kar sakti hai.
Isse pehle, New Zealand A ne apni pehli innings mein 317 runs banaye. Anshul Kamboj ne shandaar bowling karte hue middle order ko jhatke diye aur 3 wickets chatkaye. Auqib Nabi ne bhi 3 wickets lekar unka saath diya. Lekin Indian bowlers ne 46 extras dekar NZ A ki kaafi madad kar di, jo kisi bhi level par acceptable nahi hai. Akash Deep ne ant mein wicket lekar innings khatam ki, lekin tab tak host team 204 runs ki badi lead le chuki thi.
Analysis & Numbers
- KL Rahul aur Yashasvi Jaiswal ne pure match mein sirf 77 balls face ki, jo Test prep ke hisaab se bahut kam hai.
- Devdutt Padikkal aur Sai Sudharsan ki partnership 188 balls tak chali, jo batting discipline dikhata hai.
- India A ne total 46 extras diye, jisne New Zealand A ki lead ko 200 ke paar pahunchane mein bada role nibhaya.
- Anshul Kamboj ki 3-52 ki spell ne ek waqt par NZ A ko backfoot par dhakel diya tha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
KL Rahul aur Jaiswal ka ye performance ek wake-up call hai. Agar aap New Zealand A ke bowlers ke samne nahi tik paa rahe, to senior Kiwi pacers aapka kya haal karenge: ye soch kar hi darr lagta hai. Wahi doosri taraf, Padikkal aur Sudharsan ne dikha diya hai ki temperament kya hota hai. Rahi baat hamare padosi desh ki, to PCB ke khiladiyo se to behtar hi halat hai, kam se kam humare youngsters ladna jaante hain, Pakistan ki tarah surrender karna nahi. Padikkal aur Sudharsan ko ye innings lambi khelni hogi agar India A ko ye match bachana hai.
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