Jab baat spin ki aati hai, toh Indian haathon ka koi muqabla nahi hai. English conditions ho ya slow pitches, Kuldeep Yadav ne ek baar phir sabit kar diya ki unka left-arm wristspin kisi bhi batting line-up ko dher karne ke liye kaafi hai. Headingley mein chal rahe County Championship ke crucial match mein Yorkshire ki naiyya paar lagane ka zimma unke do spinners ne uthaya. Pehle balle se Essex ke paseene chhutaye aur phir gendbaazi mein toh kohram macha diya.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Khel ke doosre din Yorkshire ne apni pehli innings mein 390 runs ka pahad khada kiya. Ek waqt par team thoda mushkil mein thi, lekin Dom Bess aur Kuldeep Yadav ne 8th wicket ke liye 83 runs ki valuable partnership karke Essex ko backfoot par dhakel diya. Dom Bess ne na-baad 80 runs banaye, wahi Kuldeep Yadav ne 36 runs ki disciplined innings kheli.
Lekin asli khel toh tab shuru hua jab Essex batting karne utri. Kuldeep Yadav ne apni chauthi hi ball par Paul Walter ko LBW karke tabaahi ka aagaz kiya. Iske baad unhone Tom Westley ka danda ukhad diya. Dusri taraf se Dom Bess ne bhi unka poora saath nibhaya. Dono ne 3-3 wickets lekar Essex ka score 137 par 7 wickets kar diya hai. Essex abhi bhi 253 runs peeche hai aur unpar follow-on ka khatra mandra raha hai.
Essex ki kismat bhi kharab rahi kyunki unke main bowler Jamie Porter injury ki wajah se maidan se bahar chale gaye. Halanki Matt Critchley ne 5 wickets zaroor liye, lekin batting collapse ne unki saari mehnat par paani pher diya. Dean Elgar jaise experienced player bhi Dom Bess ki ball par fass gaye.
Analysis & Numbers
- Yorkshire ne pehli innings mein 390 runs banaye, jisme Dom Bess ne 100-ball fifty poori ki.
- Kuldeep Yadav ne 36 runs banaye aur bowling mein 60 runs dekar 3 bade wickets liye.
- Dom Bess ne ball se bhi kamaal kiya aur 36 runs dekar 3 wickets chatkaye.
- Essex abhi bhi follow-on bachane ke liye 104 runs ki doori par hai.
- Matt Critchley ka 5/85 ka spell Essex ke liye akela positive point raha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ka talent world cricket par dominate kar raha hai aur Kuldeep Yadav iska sabse bada example hain. Jab padosi mulk Pakistan mein unke spinners apne ghar ki flat pitches par maar kha rahe hote hain, tab humara 'Chinaman' England ki thandi aur challenging conditions mein batsmen ko naach nacha raha hai. Yorkshire ki relegation fears ab khatam hoti dikh rahi hain, aur iska poora credit in do spinners ki all-round performance ko jaata hai. Essex ke liye ye mountain climb karna namumkin lag raha hai agar Kuldeep isi tarah loop aur dip karaate rahe. This is pure dominance!
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