Cricket ke maidan mein jab baat India vs England ki ho, toh excitement apne aap sky-high ho jati hai. Par match se pehle hi Sam Curran ne aag mein tel dalne ka kaam kar diya hai. Wankhede ki shor-sharabe wali audience aur Team India ke home dominance ko challenge karte hue Curran ne kaha hai ki unka plan bilkul clear hai: Crowd ko khamosh karna aur Adelaide 2022 wala 'Perfect Game' repeat karna. Par kya yeh itna aasaan hoga? Mumbai ki mitti aur Wankhede ka mahaul bade-badon ka guroor tod deta hai.
The Inner Story: Adelaide ki Yaadein aur Wankhede ka Challenge
Darasal, Sam Curran ne Tuesday ko media se baat karte hue purane zakhm taaza kar diye. Unhone 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final ka zikr kiya jahan Jos Buttler aur Alex Hales ne Indian bowling line-up ki dhajjiyan udate hue 10 wickets se jeet darj ki thi. Curran ka manna hai ki wahi unka 'Perfect Game' tha aur agar England uske kareeb bhi pahunch gayi, toh India ke liye mushkil ho jayegi.
Curran ne saaf kaha: "If we can find ways to keep the crowd nice and quiet, we are probably doing really well." Bhai, sapne dekhna achhi baat hai, par yeh Wankhede hai, yahan ka shor players ke dimaag se khelta hai. Halanki, Harry Brook ki kaptani mein England is World Cup mein thodi struggle karti dikhi hai, par Super Eights mein teen lagatar jeet ke saath unka confidence wapas laut raha hai. Will Jacks jaise players form mein hain, jo India ke liye khatra ban sakte hain.
Ek bada chinta ka vishey Jos Buttler ki kharab form hai. Buttler ne 7 innings mein sirf 62 runs banaye hain. Par Sam Curran apne captain ke saath khade hain. Unka kehna hai ki Buttler ek world-class player hai aur Wankhede uska ghar jaisa hai kyunki unhone Mumbai Indians ke liye yahan kaafi cricket kheli hai. Practice session mein Buttler ne ghanton paseena bahaya hai, hand movement aur bat swing par kaam kiya hai, taaki Thursday ki raat unki raat ho sake.
Analysis & Numbers: Pitch aur Performance ka Pura Hisab
- Jos Buttler ka Wankhede record: 31 T20 innings mein 901 runs, 143.82 ka strike rate aur ek shandaar century. Venue unhe suit karta hai.
- Spinners ka bolbala: Pichle matches mein isi strip par spinners ne 14 wickets liye hain jabki pacers ko sirf 8 wickets mile. Economy mein bhi spinners (7.19) fast bowlers (10.35) se kaafi aage rahe hain.
- Pitch report: Raw mango green dikhne wali pitch ko baar-baar pani dekar sukhaya gaya hai. Degree of turn shayad kam ho, par ball skid karegi, jo batsmen ke liye double-edged sword ho sakti hai.
- Will Jacks ka dominance: Is World Cup mein record 4 Player-of-the-Match awards jeet kar Jacks ne dikha diya hai ki woh England ke liye asli X-factor hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Sam Curran ka confidence dekh kar lag raha hai ki England psychological warfare khel rahi hai. Adelaide 2022 ka bhoot dikhakar India ko pressure mein dalne ki koshish hai. Par Curran baby, yeh 2024 hai aur venue Mumbai hai, Adelaide nahi. Buttler ka form unke liye sabse badi kamzori hai. England bhale hi 'Perfect Game' ki baatein kare, par jab Blue Jersey wale Wankhede ke maidan par utrenge aur 30,000 log ek saath chillayenge, toh saari planning dheri ki dheri reh jayegi. Humara saaf manna hai: India is match mein favorities hai aur England ko 'Silence' karne ka mauka humare bowlers nahi denge.
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