Lekin sach boliye, kya itna aasaan hai? England ke “Bazball” aur Headingley ke unpredictable pitches ke saamne Gill ka “Prince” wala bat kya tik payega?
Chaliye thodi si khurafat chhod ke baat ko samajhte hain. Gill ki baat karein toh unka ODI record shandaar hai—51 matches mein 2688 runs, average 62.51, aur 8 centuries, jismein unhone Sachin (111 innings) aur Virat (68 innings) ko bhi peechhe chhoda. Lekin Test cricket alag kahani hai. 32 Tests mein unka average sirf 35 hai, jo Tendulkar (50) ya Dravid (50) se kaafi peechhe hai jab woh iss stage par the. Phir bhi, 2020-21 Australia tour par Gill ne 52 ka average banaya tha, jab India ne Border-Gavaskar Trophy jeeti. Yeh yaad dilata hai ki jab Sunil Gavaskar ne 1971 mein West Indies ke khilaaf debut kiya tha, tab unhone 774 runs banaye the ek naye star bankar.
| Player | Tests | Runs | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | 32 | 1750 | 35.00 | 4 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 32 | 2500 | 50.00 | 8 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 32 | 2700 | 51.92 | 9 |
Tendulkar ka advice suniye: “Gill ko bahar ke shor se nahi, dressing room ke plan par dhyaan dena chahiye.” Yeh baat 2002 ke Headingley Test ki yaad dilati hai, jab Tendulkar ne 193 runs banaye aur India ne match jeeta. Gill ke liye yeh series ek mauka hai apne aap ko saabit karne ka, jaise Virender Sehwag ne 2001 mein Sri Lanka ke khilaaf apna pehla triple century banaya tha. England ke Chris Woakes aur Josh Tongue tayyar honge Gill ko forward defensive khelne ke liye majboor karne, lekin agar Gill apne natural game khele, toh woh 2018 Under-19 World Cup wali form dikha sakte hain, jahan unhone 372 runs banaye the.
India ka squad bhi naye chehron se bhara hai—Sai Sudharsan aur Karun Nair jaise batsmen, jo county cricket khel chuke hain. Jasprit Bumrah ka fitness ek chinta hai, lekin Mohammed Siraj aur Ravindra Jadeja jaise players balance la sakte hain. Yeh team 1971 ki Ajit Wadekar wali team jaisa dum dikha sakti hai, jisne England mein series jeeti thi.
Lekin ant mein, thodi si chinta toh banta hai. England apne ghar mein nahi harta—2022 se unhone koi home series nahi haari. Gill ke liye yeh series do dhaari talwar hai—ya toh woh ek naya star banenge, ya phir pressure mein “Prince” ka bat toot sakta hai. Kya aapko lagta hai Gill Tendulkar ke vishwas ko sahi saabit karenge?
