Mount Maunganui ke maidan par jab hamare batters ka balla khamosh tha, tab hamare bowlers ne wo kar dikhaya jo bade-bade dhurandhar nahi kar paate. 5th ODI mein India ne New Zealand ko hara kar series 3-1 se apne naam kar li hai. Ye jeet sirf ek trophy nahi hai, ye naye Bharat ka naya jazba hai jo kisi bhi haal mein harne ko taiyar nahi hai.
The Guru Story
Stand-in Captain Shreyas Iyer ne match ke baad saaf kaha ki bhale hi batting unit click nahi kar rahi thi, lekin unhe apni bowling aur team ke belief par poora bharosa tha. India vs New Zealand ki is series mein pitches bowling-friendly thi aur hamare bowlers ne iska bharpoor fayda uthaya. Shreyas Iyer ne mana ki mental exhaustion aur lagatar weather badalne ki wajah se conditions challenging thi, lekin "No Excuses" policy ke saath Team India ne maidan mara.
Is series ki sabse badi baat ye rahi ki Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj aur Kuldeep Yadav jaise bade naam squad mein hone ke bawajood zyada nahi khele. Magar hamari bench strength ne dikha diya ki BCCI ki factory se nikalne wala har khiladi match-winner hai. Jahan Pakistan jaisi teams apne main players ke bina ghabra jati hain aur collapses ka shikaar ho jati hain, wahan hamare youngsters ne New Zealand ke sherons ko unhi ki maand mein dher kar diya.
Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi, aur Anshul Kamboj ne dikhaya ki unke pas talent ki koi kami nahi hai. Shreyas Iyer ne admit kiya ki chopping aur changing se thodi mushkil hoti hai, lekin jab har individual ka maqsad sirf jeet ho, toh execution apne aap perfect ho jata hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Gurnoor Brar ne poori series mein 9 wickets chatkaye aur Player of the Series ka khitab apne naam kiya.
- Pure series mein India ne sirf ek baar 200+ ka score banaya, jo dikhata hai ki pitches kitni mushkil thi.
- Arshdeep Singh ne consistency barkarar rakhte huye sabhi matches khele aur 8 wickets haasil kiye.
- New Zealand ki taraf se sirf Will Young hi thoda tik sake, unhone 162 runs banaye jo ki series mein sabse zyada the.
- T20I series 3-2 se jitne ke baad ODI series 3-1 se jitna Shreyas Iyer ki captaincy par ek badi mohar hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ki ye jeet un sabhi critics ke liye karara jawab hai jo sirf batting ko cricket samajhte hain. Shreyas Iyer ne dikha diya ki ek leader wahi hai jo limited resources mein bhi 'Belief' paida kar sake. New Zealand ke thande mausam mein India ne jo garmi dikhayi hai, usne world cricket ko ek message de diya hai: Hamari 'B' team bhi duniya ki kisi bhi 'A' team ko dhone ka dum rakhti hai. Aur baat rahi hamare padosi Pakistan ki, toh unhe is series se seekhna chahiye ki pressure mein kaise bikhra nahi, nikhra jata hai.
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