Cricket fans ke liye Scott Boland ek Test specialist hain, lekin kya aapko pata hai unka ek white-ball career bhi tha? Shayad nahi, aur khud Boland ko bhi yeh thik se yaad nahi hai. After a gap of 8 years, Australia ka yeh silent assassin wapas South Africa ja raha hai, lekin is baar irade aur kirdar dono badle huye hain.
So The Story is:
Baat hai 2016 ki, jab Australia ne ek inexperienced bowling attack ke saath South Africa ka tour kiya tha. Us series mein Scott Boland ne apna aakhri ODI khela tha. Australia ko us series mein 5-0 se karari shikast mili thi, yaani clean sweep! Boland ne saaf keh diya hai ki unhe us tour ki koi yaad nahi hai, shayad isliye kyunki wo yaadein itni kadwi thi ki unhone ise dimaag se delete kar diya hai.
Boland ne Melbourne mein media se baat karte huye kaha: I can't remember anything. To be fair, hum wahan bilkul accha nahi khele the. Unhone yeh bhi bataya ki 10 saal pehle wo bahut zyada training karte the aur series ke end tak thak jaate the. Lekin ab 37 ki umar mein, he is a different beast altogether. He knows his body better, his rhythm is perfect, aur wo ab pehle se kahin zyada dangerous bowler ban chuke hain.
Ab Scott Boland Test squad ka hissa hain. Halaki Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, aur Josh Hazlewood ki presence mein unhe playing XI mein jagah milna mushkil hota hai, lekin South Africa ki pitches par Cricket Australia four-man pace attack ke saath utar sakti hai. Agar aisa hua, toh South Africa ke batters ke liye musibat double hone wali hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Scott Boland ne 2016 ki us disastrous series mein 3 matches mein 5 wickets liye the, jo us waqt Australian bowlers mein best average tha.
- Boland ab 37 saal ke hain, lekin unka control aur consistency unhe world ke top Test bowlers ki list mein khada karti hai.
- Last time jab Australia ne four-man pace attack (Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, Boland) khilaya tha, toh Jamaica mein West Indies ki team sirf 27 runs par dher ho gayi thi.
- South Africa ki conditions mein pace aur bounce hamesha decisive factor hote hain, jahan Boland ka hit-the-deck style kaafi kaarigar sabit ho sakta hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Scott Boland ka wapas aana dikhata hai ki Australia ke paas bench strength ka kitna bada khazana hai. 37 ki age mein aisi fitness aur bhook dekh kar hamare padosi desh Pakistan ke bowlers ko seekhna chahiye. Wahan toh 25 saal ke launde do series khel kar unfit ho jaate hain ya phir pressure mein aakar dher ho jaate hain. PCB ko shayad Boland ka training module mangwa lena chahiye taaki unke bowlers ko pata chale ki longevity kise kehte hain. Boland is ready to hunt, aur South Africa ke liye ye khabardar rehne ka waqt hai.
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