Jab Shubman Gill ke netritva mein Team India England ke liye rawana hui, toh London airport par ek ajeeb sa sannata tha. BCCI ne apne social media par ek video share kiya, jismein team ke aagman ki tasveerein thi, lekin ek bhi fan unhe swagat karne ke liye nahi dikha. Hamesha jab Indian team videsh jati hai, toh fans ka hungama aur utsah dikhta hai, khas kar jab Rohit Sharma ya Virat Kohli jaisi badi shaksiyat team ka hissa hote hain. Lekin is baar, dono ke Test cricket se sanayas lene ke baad, shayad fans ka woh josh thanda pad gaya. Yeh ek chhota sa jhatka tha, jo shayad naye kaptan Shubman Gill aur unki team ke liye ek kathor sacchai ko darshata hai.
Lekin is chhoti si nirasha ke bawajood, yeh tour Team India ke liye ek naye daur ka aagaz hai. Shubman Gill, jo abhi 25 saal ke hain, ek aise khiladi hain jinhone apni kabiliyat se sabka dil jeeta hai. 2018 Under-19 World Cup mein unhone 372 run banaye aur Player of the Tournament ka khitab jeeta, jo unke bade runs banane ki kshamata ko dikhata hai. Unki leadership bhi Gujarat Titans ke saath IPL mein dekhi ja chuki hai, jahan unhone team ko playoffs tak pahunchaya. Yeh tour unke liye ek mauka hai apne aap ko ek naye roop mein saabit karne ka, khas kar jab woh ek aisi team ka netritva kar rahe hain jo Rohit aur Virat ke bagair naye raste par chal rahi hai.
Gill ke saath team mein kuch naye chehre bhi hain, jaise Sai Sudharsan aur Arshdeep Singh, jo apna Test debut kar sakte hain. Rishabh Pant, jo team ke up-kaptan hain, apni aggressive batting aur wicketkeeping se ek alag hi rang jama sakte hain. Yaad kijiye 2021 ka Gabba Test, jahan Pant ne 89 runs ki avijayi pari kheli aur India ko ek itihasik jeet dilayi. Aise hi kuch karname is team se bhi ummid hain. Jasprit Bumrah, jo teeno format mein ek bada naam hai, is series mein pace attack ki aguwai karenge, aur unka anubhav English conditions mein kaam aayega. Yeh series 2025-27 World Test Championship ka ek hissa hai, aur ismein jeet India ke liye ek bada kadam ho sakta hai.
Iske bawajood, yeh tour asan nahi hoga. England mein Test cricket hamesha se ek badi chunauti rahi hai, aur India ne aakhiri baar wahan series 2007 mein jeeti thi. Gill ke liye, yeh ek agnipariksha hogi, kyunki unhe na sirf apni batting se, balki apne netritva se bhi sabko prabhavit karna hoga. Mohammed Shami jaise anubhavi bowler ki kami bhi team ko mehsoos ho sakti hai, kyunki unki fitness par sawaal hain. Iske alawa, Rohit aur Virat ke sanayas ke baad, fans ke dil mein ek khali pan hai, aur shayad yahi wajah hai ki airport par woh utsah nahi dikha jo pehle hota tha. Yeh ek chhota sa sanket hai ki naye daur ke liye fans ko bhi naye heroes ki talash hai.
