Jab shuruat mein India ka score 4 runs par 2 wicket tha, tab New Chandigarh ke fans ke chehre utar gaye the. Laga ki shayad aaj Caribbean bowlers ke naam din rahega. Lekin cricket ke is format mein India ko halke mein lena sabse badi galti hai. Captain Rohit Sharma aur KL Rahul ne milkar woh game dikhaya ki West Indies ke bowlers line aur length bhool gaye. Target itna bada set kar diya hai ki ab Caribbean batters ko chhati ka zor lagana padega.
The Guru Story
Innings ki shuruat kisi nightmare se kam nahi thi. Jayden Seales ne aate hi Shubman Gill ko chalta kiya aur phir Virat Kohli ko golden duck par out karke pure stadium ko sannate mein daal diya. Lekin tabhi entry hui Hitman ki. Rohit Sharma ne pehle 43 balls mein sirf 21 runs banakar pressure absorb kiya, bilkul ek seasoned masterclass ki tarah. Unhone Alzarri Joseph ke 17th over mein jo gear badla, wahan se India ne peeche mudkar nahi dekha.
Jab Rohit Sharma 92 runs par badkismati se out hue, tab baazi sambhali KL Rahul ne. Rahul ne No. 5 par aakar ek baar phir saabit kar diya ki kyun unhe is position ka King maana jata hai. Unhone apni innings ko dheere-dheere build kiya aur last 12 balls mein toh jaise qayamat hi aa gayi. Rahul ne aakhri do overs mein 42 runs koot diye, jisme tailenders Anshul Kamboj aur Gurnoor Brar ne unka bharpoor saath diya. West Indies ki fielding ka haal toh mat hi puchiye, 6 dropped catches! Ruturaj Gaikwad ko toh jaise life insurance mil gaya tha, char baar catch chhuta aur unhone bhi 57 runs ki keemti paari kheli.
Analysis & Numbers
- KL Rahul ne apna 9th ODI hundred lagaya, jisme se 4 toh unhone Number 5 position par batting karte hue banaye hain.
- Rohit Sharma ne sirf 8 runs se century miss ki, lekin unki 92 runs ki innings ne match ka momentum badal diya.
- India ne last 3 overs mein 50 runs bator liye, jo West Indies ki poor death bowling aur slow over rate ka nateeja tha.
- Jayden Seales ne 3 wickets liye lekin unka saath baaki bowlers nahi de paye, khaas kar Vitel Lawes jinhe Rohit ne target kiya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ki depth dekh kar dunya hairan hai. Jab Top Order fail hota hai, tab hamare pass middle order mein elite level ke finishers hain. West Indies ne 6 catches drop karke khud hi apne pairon par kulhadi mari hai. Aur agar baat karein hamare padosi Pakistan ki, toh unhe ye seekhna chahiye ki pressure situation mein 4 for 2 hone ke baad 351 kaise banaya jata hai. Wahan toh 4 for 2 ka matlab puri team 100 ke andar pack hona hota hai. Rahul is absolute class, and Rohit is still the boss of white-ball cricket.
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