Headingley ke pehle Test mein England ke khilaaf haar ke baad, Gautam Gambhir ka kehna hai ki sabr rakho, par yeh sabr ka daav kitna kaam aayega jab bowling attack khud hi khokhla lagne laga hai?
Bumrah ne pehle innings mein 5 wickets lekar dikhaya ki woh kyun duniya ke number ek bowler hain, lekin baaki ke young pacers—Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, aur Akash Deep—ne unka saath dene mein kami chhodi. Prasidh ki economy rate har innings mein ek run per ball se zyada thi, aur Shardul ne bhi consistency mein struggle kiya. Gambhir ne kaha, “Hamare bowlers mein experience ki kami hai. Ek bowler ke paas 5 Tests, ek ke paas 4, aur ek ne abhi debut bhi nahi kiya.” Yeh baat toh sahi hai, par kya yeh jawani ka josh England ke experienced batsmen ke saamne tik payega?
| Bowler | Tests | Wickets | Economy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 45 | 205 | 2.63 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 5 | 14 | 4.20 |
| Shardul Thakur | 11 | 31 | 3.80 |
| Akash Deep | 2 | 5 | 3.90 |
Yeh dekhiye, stats khud bolte hain. Bumrah ke alawa baaki bowlers ka average aur economy rate unki na-tajurbekari ko saaf dikhata hai.
Lekin yahan thodi si ummeed ki kiran bhi dikh rahi hai. Yaad hai jab 2018 mein India ne England mein 4-1 se series haari thi, tab bhi Bumrah ne 14 wickets liye the, aur Mohammed Shami ne unka saath diya tha. Iss baar Shami ki kami khal rahi hai, lekin Gambhir ka vishwas hai ki yeh naye ladke seekh lenge. Unhone kaha, “Agar har Test ke baad hum bowlers ko judge karenge, toh kaise ek strong bowling unit banega?” Yeh baat dil ko chhooti hai. Australia ke khilaaf 2020-21 series mein jab India ne 2-1 se jeet haasil ki, tab bhi naye bowlers jaise Mohammed Siraj ne apna dum dikhaya tha. Kya yeh naye quicks waisa hi jadoo dikha sakte hain?
Prasidh ne doosri innings mein bouncers ka acha istemaal kiya, aur Shardul ne bhi do wickets jhatke. Yeh chhote-chhote pal dikhate hain ki inme potential hai. Arshdeep Singh, jo abhi squad mein hain, T20 mein apni swing bowling se naam kama chuke hain. Agar yeh ladke saath mein khade ho jayein, toh shayad India England ke batsmen ko pareshan kar sake.
Par ant mein, ek sawal abhi bhi khada hai. Jab Bumrah nahi khelenge, toh kya yeh young brigade 20 wickets nikal payegi? Headingley mein India ke tail-enders ne bhi sirf 9 runs banaye, jo ek aur chinta ka vishay hai. Gambhir ka sabr ka sandesh toh theek hai, par agar yeh naye bowlers jaldi na seekhe, toh India ka England mein jeet ka sapna phir se toot sakta hai.
