Sheffield Shield Final Preview: Doggett doubtful, Victoria faces selection dilemma
Sheffield Shield Final ka Romanch: Doggett par khatre ke badal, Victoria ki badhi mushkilen
Cricket ke garmiyon ka ant aa gaya hai aur ab sabhi ki nigahein Sheffield Shield Final par tiki hain. Junction Oval par hone wale is mahamukable se pehle dono teams—South Australia aur Victoria—apne final XI chunne ke liye kadi mehnat kar rahi hain. Team selection mein chal rahi yeh rassi-kassi fans ke liye kaafi suspense paida kar rahi hai.
Brendan Doggett ka khelna ‘Mushkil’ (Unlikely)
South Australia ke tez gendbaz Brendan Doggett ke liye khabar achi nahi hai. Coach Ryan Harris ne ishara diya hai ki unka final mein khelna kaafi mushkil hai. Harris ne bataya, “Unhe scan karwana hoga aur phir ye dekhna hoga ki kya woh lagatar do din bowling kar sakte hain ya nahi. Hum kisi khiladi ko beech match mein substitute nahi karna chahte.” Vahin, Wes Agar apni pith ki chot (back issue) se ubhar rahe hain aur unke fit hone ki umeed hai.
Victoria ke samne bada ‘Selection Dilemma’
Dusri taraf, Victoria ke coach Chris Rogers ke liye ek bahut badi chunauti hai. Fergus O’Neill ki team mein wapsi tay hai, jiska matlab hai ki ya toh Mitchell Perry ya phir Sam Elliott mein se kisi ek ko bahar baithna padega. Rogers ne ise “bahut mushkil faisla” bataya hai.
- Sam Elliott: Is season mein 33 wickets, 17.18 ki average ke saath shandaar form mein hain.
- Mitchell Perry: 32 wickets, 21.75 ki average aur ek half-century ke saath team ke liye behad prabhavshali rahe hain.
Rogers ne kaha, “Dono khiladiyo ne is season mein extraordinary performance di hai. Yeh faisla lena bahut tough hoga, lekin professional sport ka yahi usul hai.”
Spin ka jaadu aur Lloyd Pope ki entry?
Junction Oval ki conditions ko dekhte hue South Australia apne leg-spinner Lloyd Pope ko team mein shamil karne par vichar kar raha hai. Pitch par spin ko mil rahi madad ko dekhte hue, yeh ek tactical masterstroke ho sakta hai. Nathan McSweeney aur Ben Manenti ne bhi pichle match mein spin ka achha istemal kiya tha.
Final ka Intezaar
26 March se shuru hone wale is final ko lekar Chris Rogers kaafi utsaahit hain. Woh chahte hain ki unke yuva khiladi is dabav (pressure) mein achha pradarshan karein aur national selectors ka dhyan apni taraf khinchein. Kya Victoria is baar Shield trophy utha payegi? Yeh dekhna dilchasp hoga!
