Rawalpindi ke maidan par wahi hua jiska darr England ko sataye ja raha tha. Pakistan ne apni purani aadat badalte hue is baar pitches ke saath aisi chausar kheli ki English batters ko samajh hi nahi aaya ki ball turn ho rahi hai ya unka career. Bazball ka ghumand toot kar chaknachoor ho gaya hai kyunki Pakistan ne series 2-1 se apne naam kar li hai. Ye jeet sirf ek match ki nahi, balki un sabhi critics ke liye ek jawab hai jo keh rahe the ki Pakistan ghar mein jeetna bhool chuka hai.
To Hua esa hai ki:
First Test mein sharmnaak haar ke baad PCB ne wo kiya jo unhe bahut pehle kar dena chahiye tha. Unhone purane ghisey-pate patterns ko chhoda aur spin ka aisa jaal buna jisme England buri tarah phans gayi. Sajid Khan aur Noman Ali ki jodi ne milkar aisi tabahi machayi ki Ben Stokes aur unki paltan ko din mein taare nazar aane lage. Teesre Test mein Pakistan ne pehli innings mein pichhadne ke bawajood jabardast comeback kiya. Saud Shakeel ki wo disciplined century aur phir spinners ka dhamaaka, England ke paas kisi cheez ka koi tod nahi tha. Joe Root aur Harry Brook jo pehle match mein sher ban rahe the, Rawalpindi ki is dusty track par dher ho gaye. Pakistan ke captain Shan Masood ne finally chain ki saans li hogi kyunki unki captaincy par latakti talwar filhaal hat gayi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Sajid Khan aur Noman Ali ne puri series mein milkar 39 wickets chatkaye, jo ek world-class dominance ka saboot hai.
- Pakistan ne 2021 ke baad pehli baar apni sarzameen par koi Test series jeeti hai.
- England ki team dusri innings mein sirf 112 runs par simat gayi, jo unke Bazball era ka ek bada failure hai.
- Saud Shakeel ne 134 runs ki behatreen innings khel kar match ka rukh Pakistan ki taraf moda.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, jeet to jeet hoti hai par Pakistan ne dikha diya ki jab tak wo pitch ke saath 'dhappa' nahi karte, tab tak unka jeetna mushkil hota hai. England ka Bazball sirf batting tracks par chalta hai, jaise hi ball ghumne lagi, inka confidence bhi ghum gaya. Babar Azam ko team se bahar baithana shayad masterstroke sabit hua kyunki team ab individuals se nikal kar performance par focus kar rahi hai. PCB ko chahiye ki har baar aisi hi 'turner' banaye warna inke fast bowlers to waise bhi thake hue lagte hain. England ke liye ye seekh hai: Spin ke samne sirf reverse sweep kaam nahi aati, kabhi kabhi dimaag bhi lagana padta hai.
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