Rajkot ke maidan par ek waqt aisa lag raha tha ki Caribbean power aaj Team India ke bowling attack ko dhuen mein uda degi. West Indies ke openers ne aisi shuruat ki thi ki scoreboard 400 ki taraf ishara kar raha tha. Par phir entry hui us jaadugar ki, jisne apni ungliyon ke fann se poori baazi palat di. Hum baat kar rahe hain Kuldeep Yadav ki, jinhone apne comeback match mein aisi tabaahi machayi ki West Indies ka batting order taash ke patton ki tarah dher ho gaya.
The Guru Story
Kise pata tha ki 20 overs tak bina kisi nuksaan ke 135 runs banane wali team 300 tak pahunchne ke liye bhi sangharsh karegi? West Indies ke liye Justin Greaves aur John Campbell ne aag ugalna shuru kiya tha. Justin Greaves ne toh apna maiden ODI century bhi thoka, lekin unka yeh centurion celebration zyada der tak tik nahi saka. Jab India ko wickets ki sakht zaroorat thi, tab captain ne ball Kuldeep Yadav ko thamaai.
Bowling attack mein Jasprit Bumrah maujood nahi hain kyunki woh Asian Games mein Bharat ka jhanda gaad rahe hain, aur Mohammed Siraj abhi bhi apni purani rhythm ki talash mein dikhe. Aise mein Kuldeep Yadav ne zimmedari li. Unhone middle overs mein West Indies ki middle-order factory ko shut down kar diya. 31st se 36th over ke beech West Indies ne sirf 22 runs ke andar 4 bade wickets gawaye. Yeh ek pure Masterclass thi jahan pressure ne Caribbean batters ke dimaag se khelna shuru kiya aur Kuldeep ne uska bharpoor fayda uthaya.
Analysis & Numbers
- Kuldeep Yadav ne comeback par 10 overs mein sirf 40 runs dekar 4 bade wickets jhatke, jo innings ka turning point bana.
- Justin Greaves ne 102 runs banaye aur John Campbell ne 62 runs ki tez tarraar innings kheli, par dono ki mehnat par Kuldeep ne paani pher diya.
- Kuldeep Yadav ka career tally ab 198 wickets par pahunch gaya hai. Unka strike rate 31.6 hai, jo 175 se zyada wickets lene wale spinners ki list mein duniya mein teesre number par hai.
- West Indies ka run rate jo shuruat mein 7 ke upar tha, Kuldeep ke aate hi 1 run per ball se bhi neeche gir gaya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat no bakwas: West Indies ne shuruat toh sher ki tarah ki thi, lekin end dher hokar kiya. Kuldeep Yadav ne dikha diya ki kyon unhe Gamechanger kaha jata hai. Jab log unke career par sawal utha rahe the, tab unhone ball se jawab diya. Rahi baat hamare padosi desh Pakistan ki, toh unhe is match se seekhna chahiye ki pressure kaise handle karte hain. Wahan toh 135 for 0 se team 150 par all-out ho jati hai, yahan phir bhi West Indies ne fight back karke 295 tak khincha. India ne ek baar phir apni Dominance prove kar di hai.
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