Kya Hua Actually?
England ke captain Ben Stokes ne socha tha ki Edgbaston mein India ke against unka record intact rahega. Lekin Shubman Gill ki team ne hosts ko Sunday ko 1-1 se series level karke dikha diya. Match mein India ne 1000 se zyada runs banaye aur England ko 336 runs se badi haar di. Game ke result ko analyse karte hue, Stokes ne admit kiya ki unhone pehle kabhi venue par itne runs bante hue nahi dekhe. Unhone Edgbaston surface ko ‘subcontinent wicket’ bhi kaha jo Indian team ko zyada madad kar raha tha.
Stokes ne Kya Kaha?
BBC ke Test Match Special se baat karte hue, Stokes ne kaha ki match aage badhne ke saath unki team ke liye runs banana mushkil ho gaya, kyunki pitch ‘subcontinent’ nature ki wajah se touring team ko zyada suit kar rahi thi.
Unhone kaha, “To be honest, yeh game mein aur andar tak subcontinent pitch jaisa ban gaya. Start mein thoda bahut tha, aur mujhe lagta hai ki humne ise bahut achhe se expose kiya. Lekin jaise-jaise yeh aur andar tak gaya, yeh hamare liye tough hota gaya. Indian attack aur conditions ke saath, unhone conditions ko expose karne ke tareeke use kiye, aur yeh kabhi kabhi hota hai.”
Fans ne Kya React Kiya?
England ke skipper ke comment se fans khush nahi the, aur unhone Stokes ko ‘crybaby’ tak keh diya ‘subcontinent pitch’ remark ke liye. Social media par logon ne unhe troll karna shuru kar diya. Kuchh Indian fans ne Stokes ko haar ke baad aisa remark karne ke liye ‘loser’ bhi kaha. Users ne different platforms par apne reactions diye.
Aakash Chopra ka Reaction
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra ne bhi Stokes ke comment par surprise express kiya, highlighting kiya ki subcontinent pitches par spinners Edgbaston se zyada dominate karte hain. Unhone is baat par zor diya ki Edgbaston mein Indian spinners ne sirf do wickets liye, jo subcontinent pitch ke hisab se kam hai.
Aage Kya Hoga?
Next Test sirf teen din mein shuru ho raha hai, aur yeh dekhna interesting hoga ki hosts kaisi pitch prepare karte hain, Birmingham mein result ko consider karte hue. Cricket experts aur fans abhi se speculate kar rahe hain ki aane wale match mein pitch conditions kaisi hongi aur iska result par kya asar padega.
