Washington Sundar over Axar Patel: Team India ke tactical gamble par uthe bade sawaal
Toss ke waqt jab team sheets exchange hui aur stadium mein batting order announce kiya gaya, toh fans ko ek bada jhatka laga. Ek pal ke liye sab hairan reh gaye jab announce hua ki playing XI mein
Washington Sundar
hain aur hamare Bapu yaani
Axar Patel
bahar. 76-run ki karari haar ke baad ab management ki is strategy par sawal uth rahe hain. Kya yeh ek masterstroke tha jo backfire kar gaya, ya phir team selection mein koi badi chook hui hai?
The Inner Story: Coach ne defend kiya Sundar ka selection
Match ke baad assistant coach
Ryan ten Doeschate
ne media ke samne aakar is kadve sach ka samna kiya. Fans ko umeed thi ki
Axar Patel
, jo ki team ke designated vice-captain hain aur zabardast form mein hain, Super Eight ke is crucial match mein wapas aayenge. Lekin management ne
Washington Sundar
par bharosa jataya. Coach ka kehna hai ki yeh decision tactical tha kyunki South Africa ke paas
Quinton de Kock
,
Ryan Rickelton
aur
David Miller
jaise khatarnak left-handers hain.
Team management ka plan tha ki
Washington Sundar
ko powerplay mein use kiya jaye taaki woh in lefties ko restrict kar sakein. Lekin irony dekhiye: ground par reality kuch aur hi thi.
India
ne powerplay mein
Arshdeep Singh
,
Jasprit Bumrah
aur
Varun Chakravarthy
se bowling karwayi. Jis role ke liye Sundar ko rakha gaya tha, wahan unka istemal hi nahi hua. Isse yeh sawaal aur gehra ho gaya hai ki agar middle overs mein hi bowling karwani thi, toh
Axar Patel
se behtar option kaun ho sakta tha?
Analysis & Numbers: Kya Team India ne planning mein galti ki?
Coach
Ryan ten Doeschate
ke mutabiq, team 8th batting option ke roop mein
Rinku Singh
ko khilana chahti thi, jiski wajah se extra bowler ki jagah nahi ban payi.
Match strategy mein
Washington Sundar
se powerplay mein 2 overs karwane ka plan tha, jo execute nahi ho saka.
South Africa
ke khilaaf 76 runs ki badi haar ne
India
ke net run rate aur confidence dono ko thoda dent kiya hai.
Ab
India
ko semi-final ki race mein bane rehne ke liye
Zimbabwe
aur
West Indies
ke khilaaf har haal mein badi jeet darj karni hogi.
Coach ne mana ki team ne grand scale par "mess up" kiya hai, lekin unhe umeed hai ki players is haar ko bhula kar aage badhenge.
Axar Patel
ke vice-captaincy aur unke importance par koi sawal nahi hai, bas situation aur tactics ne Sundar ko XI mein jagah dilayi.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, match-ups aur tactics apni jagah hain, lekin jab aap apne vice-captain aur best spin-bowling all-rounder ko bahar bithate hain, toh aap risk le rahe hote hain. Washington Sundar ek top-class player hain, lekin agar unhe powerplay mein use hi nahi karna tha, toh Axar Patel ko bahar rakhne ka logic samajh se pare hai. Team India ne strategy toh banayi lekin execution mein zero rahe. South Africa ne hamein bat aur ball dono se outplay kiya. Ab rone ka waqt nahi hai, ab comeback ka waqt hai. Agle do matches mein agar sahi XI nahi chuni, toh World Cup ka sapna sapna hi reh jayega.
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