Match Ka Haal Kya Hai?
India aur England ke beech chal rahe doosre Test match ke fourth day India ne jabardast performance dikhaya. Shubman Gill aur unki team ne second innings mein 427/6 score bana kar declare kar diya, England ko 608 runs ka target diya. England, target ko chase karte hue, din ke end tak 72 runs par hi three wickets kho chuki thi, jismein star batter Joe Root ka bhi wicket shamil tha. Ab England ko final day par seven wickets ke saath 536 runs aur banane hain. India ne bahut achcha khela, lekin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja ke performance par commentators ne sawal uthaye.
Jadeja Ne Kya Kiya?
India ki second innings mein, Shubman Gill ne 161 runs banaye aur Rishabh Pant ne bhi 58 balls mein 65 runs score kiye, jiski wajah se India strong position mein thi. Lekin, Jadeja, Gill ke saath batting karte hue, required momentum nahi de paaye.
Fourth day ke second session mein, Jadeja ne 68 balls face kiye aur sirf one boundary hi laga paaye. Tea break ke baad, unhone Shoaib Bashir ki ball par ek bada six mara. Ise dekh kar commentators aur England ke former stars Nasser Hussain aur Mike Atherton ne kaha ki Jadeja ne aggressive side dikhane mein itna time kyun lagaya.
Commentators Kya Bole?
Atherton ne kaha, “Unhone yeh tea se pehle karna chahiye tha.” Nasser ne Atherton ko reply karte hue kaha ki agar India is position se victory hasil karne mein fail hoti hai, toh woh definitely second session ko yaad karenge.
Nasser ne yeh bhi kaha, “Yeh bahut odd hai. Kyun? Kisi ko yeh kehne ke liye tea break kyun chahiye ki, chalo, aage badhte hain? Test match mein har moment important hota hai, chahe woh tea ke baad ka moment ho ya tea se pehle ka. Agar England nine down ho jati hai aur Lords mein 1-0 se down ho jati hai, toh woh tea se pehle aadhe ghante ko dekhenge aur kahenge ki coach ko humein yeh batane ki zaroorat kyun padi ki aage badho?”
Coach Ka Message?
Jadeja ka attacking na karna, jab tak ki head coach Gautam Gambhir se clear message nahi aaya, declaration mein delay ka reason bana. All-rounder ki taraf se early attack India ko jaldi desired score tak le ja sakta tha, jisse Gill jaldi declare kar sakte the.
Gill dwara India ki innings 427/6 par declare karne se pehle Jadeja ne 118 balls mein unbeaten 69 runs banaye.