Yeh soch kar dil thoda sa baith jata hai ki jab Indian cricket team England ke khilaf apni 2025 Test series ke liye taiyari kar rahi thi, toh unke do sabse bade sitare, Virat Kohli aur Rohit Sharma, ab Test cricket se door hain. Unki kami team ke liye ek bada jhatka hai, aur yeh sochkar thodi si chinta hoti hai ki kya nayi team unke jaisa dum dikha payegi? England ke maidan, jahan India ne 2007 ke baad koi Test series nahi jeeti, hamesha se ek mushkil challenge rahe hain. Shubman Gill ke haathon mein captaincy aur Rishabh Pant ko unka deputy banaya gaya hai, lekin kya yeh nayi jodi us purani wali jadoo ko wapas la payegi?
Lekin jab baat Rishabh Pant ki aati hai, toh dil mein ek alag si ummeed jagti hai. Pant ne apne andaaz se sabko hairan kar diya jab unhone Kent County Cricket Ground ke Beckenham mein practice ke dauraan ek aisa chhakka mara ki stadium ki chhat hi toot gayi! Yeh sirf ek shot nahi tha, balki ek bada sandesh tha – ki Pant apne purane aggressive roop mein hain aur England ke bowlers ke liye badi mushkil khadi karne wale hain. X par fans ne is shot ko “monstrous” aur “unbelievable” kaha, aur ek user ne toh likha, “Pant ne chhat tod di, ab England ke bowlers ka kya hoga?” Yeh wahi Pant hain jinhone 2021 mein Australia ke Gabba mein 89 runs ki unbeaten inning khelkar India ko ek yaadgaar jeet dilayi thi, jab koi ummeed nahi thi. Uska yeh andaaz hamesha se alag raha hai – jab sab sochte hain ki ab haar pakki hai, Pant apne bat se aag laga dete hain.
Shubman Gill bhi kam nahi hain. Ek naye captain ke roop mein, unke kandhon par badi zimmedari hai, lekin unka shant swabhav aur elegant batting unhe ek alag pehchan deta hai. Gill ke paas 32 Tests mein 1,893 runs hain, aur unhone apne career mein 5 centuries bhi lagayi hain. Yeh wahi Gill hain jinhone 2020 ke Australia tour par apni batting se sabko impress kiya tha, jab unhone Melbourne mein debut kiya aur 91 runs ki shandar inning kheli. Ab jab woh team ko lead kar rahe hain, toh unka yeh tajurba kaam aayega. Pant ke saath unki jodi ek nayi shuruaat ka sanket hai, aur yeh dono mil kar team ko ek nayi disha de sakte hain.
– PANT BROKE THE ROOF WITH A SIX…!!!🔥 [Espn Cricinfo]
– RISHABH PANT IS GEARING UP FOR THE TEST SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND.
– RISHABH PANT IS IN GREAT TOUCH WITH BAT, GUD TO SEE HIM.#Rishabhpant#ENGvsIND#rinkusingh#RohitSharma#INDvsAUS#WTCFinalpic.twitter.com/t3dRuyeMGg
— Nitesh Prajapati (@itsmenitesh004) June 9, 2025
Team India ke liye yeh series ek nayi shuruaat hai, aur ismein kai naye chehre bhi hain. Sai Sudharsan aur Arshdeep Singh jaise players apna debut kar sakte hain, jo apne aap mein ek bada mauka hai. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, aur Mohammed Siraj jaise experienced players bhi team ka hissa hain, jo England ke maidan par apna jadoo dikha sakte hain. Bumrah toh wahi hain jinhone 2021 mein England ke khilaf 4th Test mein 9 wickets lekar India ko jeet dilayi thi. Yeh team shayad Kohli aur Rohit ke bagair thodi si kamzor dikh sakti hai, lekin ismein woh jazba hai jo underdog ko champion bana sakta hai. Jab 2007 mein India ne England mein series jeeti thi, toh kisi ne nahi socha tha ki Anil Kumble ki team aisa kamaal kar degi. Aaj bhi waisa hi kuch ho sakta hai.
Lekin thodi si chinta ab bhi baaki hai. England ke maidan hamesha se Indian batsmen ke liye mushkil rahe hain, aur Ben Stokes ki aggressive captaincy wali team kisi bhi team ko hara sakti hai. Pant ka yeh chhakka dil ko sukoon deta hai, lekin kya woh pure series mein aisa hi dhamaka kar payenge? Gill ke liye bhi yeh ek bada test hai – kya woh apni batting ke saath-saath captaincy mein bhi apna dum dikha payenge? Aur team ke naye players kya England ke swing aur seam bowling ka saamna kar payenge? Yeh sawaal abhi bhi hawa mein hain, aur inka jawab maidan par hi milega.
Is series mein India ke paas khone ke liye kuch nahi hai, aur shayad yahi unki sabse badi taakat hai. Pant ka yeh chhakka ek shuruaat hai, lekin safar abhi lamba hai. Yeh team agar apne dum par khadi ho gayi, toh shayad ek naya itihas likha jaaye. Lekin agar yeh nayi jodi apne pairon par nahi khadi ho payi, toh fans ke dil ek baar fir toot sakte hain.
