Champions Trophy mein Connolly ka kamaal!
Australia ke Matthew Short ke injury ke chalte, team management ne Champions Trophy ke semi-final mein Cooper Connolly ko opening karne ka mauka diya. Travis Head ke saath Connolly ne jabardast koshish ki, lekin Mohammed Shami ki gati ke aage tik nahi paye. Connolly jaldi hi out ho gaye, lekin is young lad ne Indian captain Rohit Sharma ka wicket lekar sabko hairan kar diya!
Pehla Champions Trophy, aur woh bhi semi-final!
Connolly ne apne pehle Champions Trophy experience ke baare mein batate hue kaha, “Bachpan se hi desh ke liye khelne ka sapna tha, aur semi-final mein utarna ek alag hi anubhav tha. Isse bahut kuch seekhne ko mila.” Shami ki lethal bowling ke baare mein Connolly ne kaha, “Shami world-class bowler hain, aur unhone mujhe achhi tarah se set kiya.”
Rohit Sharma ka wicket, kya pal tha woh!
Connolly ne Rohit Sharma ko out karke apna pehla ODI wicket liya. Halanki, usse pehle unhone Rohit ka catch bhi chhoda tha. Iske baare mein Connolly ne kaha, “Cricket mein aisa hota hai. Catch chhut sakta hai, lekin aapko aage badhna hota hai. Main sirf team ke liye wicket lena chahta tha.”
Test debut ke baad Champions Trophy, sapne sach hote hain!
Champions Trophy se pehle Connolly ne Sri Lanka tour par apna Test debut bhi kiya tha. Unhone kaha, “Baggy Green milna aur Champions Trophy khelna, sapna sach hone jaisa tha. Umeed hai aage aur bhi mauke milenge.”
Aage ka kya plan hai?
Connolly apni abilities ko lekar confident hain aur aage aur mehnat karne ke liye taiyar hain. Unhone kaha, “Mujhe laga ki agar main khelta hun, toh maine apna mauka kamaya hai. Abhi bas aage dekhna hai aur cricket ka maza lena hai. Bowling par bhi kaam karna hai aur hopefully phir se mauka milega.”
Connolly ka yeh kehna ki “Iska taste milne ke baad aur zyada chaah badh gayi hai,” dikhaata hai ki woh kitne passionate hain. Yeh young lad aage chal kar Australia ke liye match winner ban sakta hai. Dekhte hain future kya lekar aata hai!
