Seatbelts baandh lo kyunki pure cinema ka sabse bada action hero wapas aa chuka hai! Indian cricket ke ultimate gamechanger aur wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant ne New Zealand ke liye flight pakad li hai. After weeks of suspense and rehab, the BCCI medical staff has finally given him the green signal. Wellington ki thandi hawaon mein ab Pant ka balla aag ugalne ke liye taiyaar hai.
The Guru Story
India ke test specialist Rishabh Pant Thursday morning ko New Zealand ke liye rawanah ho chuke hain aur umeed hai ki wo Friday tak Wellington mein Team India ke squad ko join kar lenge. Yaad dila den ki Pant ko Irani Cup ke dauran side strain hua tha jab wo Srinagar mein Rest of India ki kaptani kar rahe the. Uske baad se hi wo BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Bengaluru mein din-raat pasina baha rahe the.
Halaanki unhe India A ke matches ke liye select kiya gaya tha, lekin medical team koi risk nahi lena chahti thi. Unka rehabilitation extend kiya gaya taaki wo 100 percent match fit hokar hi maidan par utren. Wellington mein Pant ke sath Shubman Gill, KL Rahul aur Anshul Kamboj bhi honge, jo pehle hi ODI squad se free hokar red-ball cricket ki taiyari shuru kar chuke hain. November 19 se shuru hone wali ye series India ke liye kisi jung se kam nahi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
Selection ka headache ab management ke liye badhne wala hai. Ek taraf Pant ka rutba hai aur dusri taraf young guns ka zabardast form. Team management ko bade faisle lene honge kyunki World Test Championship (WTC) ka ticket isi series par tika hai:
- Dhruv Jurel ne New Zealand A ke khilaf ek century aur ek half-century jadkar selection ke liye davedari mazboot kar di hai.
- Devdutt Padikkal ne 199 aur 80 runs ki behetreen innings khelkar selectors ko sochne par majboor kar diya hai.
- B Sai Sudharsan bhi peeche nahi hain, unhone 91 aur 88 runs banakar dikha diya hai ki wo lambi race ke ghode hain.
- WTC Points Table mein India filhal fourth position par hai, jabki New Zealand top spot par baithi hai. Final mein pahunchne ke liye ye series jeetna compulsory hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Form aur stats apni jagah hain, lekin jab baat Test cricket mein x-factor ki aati hai, toh Rishabh Pant se bada naam koi nahi hai. New Zealand ki pitches par Pant ka counter-attacking style hi hamara asli hathiyar hai. Dhruv Jurel ne perform zaroor kiya hai, lekin Pant ka dar hi opposition ko backfoot par dhakel deta hai. India ko WTC Final khelna hai toh Pant ka XI mein hona non-negotiable hai. Kiwis ko unke ghar mein dhool chatane ke liye Spiderman ka jalwa zaroori hai!
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