Leeds mein unhone pehli innings mein 5 wickets (5/83) lekar dikhaya ki woh kyun team ke sabse bade match-winner hain. Par ab khabar yeh hai ki Edgbaston ke doosre Test mein unke khelne ki sambhavna kam hai. Team management ke mutabiq, Bumrah ke workload aur purani choton ke karan unhe sirf teen Tests ke liye chuna gaya hai. Leeds mein 43.4 overs daal chuke Bumrah ke liye kya yeh sahi faisla hai, ya India ek badi galti karne ja raha hai?
Chalo, thodi si khinchai toh banta hai—kya India apne sabse bade teer ko itni jaldi bandook se nikal dena chahta hai? Leeds mein Bumrah ke bina India ka bowling attack thoda bejaan laga. Mohammed Siraj (2/122, economy 4.5) aur Prasidh Krishna (3/128, economy 6.4) ne wickets toh liye, par consistency ki kami dikhi. Shardul Thakur toh bilkul hi beasar rahe, 6 overs mein 38 runs dekar bina wicket ke. England ke Zak Crawley aur Ben Duckett ne in bowlers ko aasani se khela, aur 371 ka target chase kar liya. Ab Edgbaston mein, jahan pitch batting-friendly hoti hai, Bumrah jaisa bowler na ho toh kya India 20 wickets le paayega?
Ab thodi baat dil se dil tak. Bumrah ka na khelna India ke liye bada jhatka hai, lekin iske peeche logic bhi hai. Unki peeth ki chot, jo Sydney Test 2025 mein dikhi, abhi bhi chinta ka vishay hai. Former New Zealand bowler Shane Bond ne bhi kaha tha ki Bumrah ke workload ko sambhalna zaroori hai, kyunki ek aur chot unke career ke liye khatarnak ho sakti hai. Team management ne pehle hi decide kiya tha ki woh sirf teen Tests khelenge, shayad pehla, teesra aur chautha ya paanchva. Edgbaston ke baad Lord’s Test mein sirf teen din ka break hai, toh shayad team unhe wahan fresh rakhna chahti hai. Arshdeep Singh aur Akash Deep nets mein lambi spells daal rahe hain, aur Arshdeep, jo T20Is mein 99 wickets ke saath India ke top bowler hain, Test debut ke liye taiyaar dikh rahe hain. Yeh naye bowlers apna dum dikha sakte hain, jaise 2022 mein Edgbaston Test ke time Jofra Archer ke England comeback ne unki team ko boost diya tha.
Player Stats Table (Leeds Test 2025)
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Runs Conceded | Economy | Overs Bowled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 1st | 5 | 83 | 3.39 | 24.4 |
| 2nd | 0 | 57 | 3.00 | 19 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 1st | 2 | 122 | 4.52 | 27 |
| 2nd | 0 | 51 | 3.64 | 14 | |
| Prasidh Krishna | 1st | 3 | 128 | 6.40 | 20 |
| 2nd | 2 | 92 | 6.13 | 15 |
Par ant mein thodi si chinta. Agar India Edgbaston haar jati hai, toh series mein 0-2 peeche hone ka khatra hai. Ravi Shastri ne chinta jatai ki yeh series “2-0 down” ho sakti hai agar Bumrah ko galat matches mein rest diya gaya. England ka ‘Bazball’ approach aur Edgbaston ka flat pitch India ke naye bowlers ke liye badi chunauti hai. Kya Arshdeep ya Akash Deep, Bumrah ki kami poori kar payenge, ya India phir se ek mauka gavah dega?
