Hardik kills his fast-bowler ego to find success
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"plas pvaint jo mere paas hai vah hai ki meree gendabaajee aur ballebaajee (kaushal) baraabar hain. jaahir hai, ballebaajee ek aur majaboot bindu hogee lekin main kaaphee achchha gendabaaj bhee hoon. main bhee jaldee gendabaajee karata hoon. main uchit tez ho sakata hoon. gendabaaj, "disambar 2015 mein haardik paandy ke antararaashtreey kriket sanskaran mein abhee tak shurooaat mein kaha gaya tha.
yuvaon ke utsaah ke lie yah chaapaloosee aatm-aakalan ka bhugataan kiya ja sakata hai, lekin lagabhag teen saal baad, unhonne bhaarateey seemit ovaron ke setap mein ek sthiti banaee hai, jisamen aisa koee yogy daavedaar nahin hai. abhee tak, bhaarat agale varsh ke 50 ovaron ke vishv kap mein unake bina nahin ja sakata hai, aisa kuchh jo aapako antararaashtreey kriket mein pravesh karane se pahale apane lie nirdhaarit uchch maanakon tak jeene ke samaan achchha mahasoos karana chaahie.
lekin agar ostreliya mein apanee antararaashtreey shuruaat ke baad se ek baat ingit huee hai, to yah hai ki haardik - gendabaaj - ek pahelee hai. kabhee-kabhee aashcharyajanak gati hotee hai, anushaasan aur dimaageepan kee ek samaan khuraak, aur aankhon mein ballebaajon ko dekhane ke lie gampshan aur minee-tassal ke lie uthana. lekin vah aashcharyajanak roop se jo prateet hota hai vah prasiddh tej gendabaaj kee ahankaar nahin hai, ya isalie vah sabhee bristal mein vishvaas karana chaahata tha.
kauntee graund mein ek ujjval dhoop din par khel mein lagabhag 15 minat, yah spasht roop se spasht tha ki viraat kohalee ne pich kee haree upasthiti ko galat tareeke se padha tha. unhonne ek atirikt tej gendabaaj ke saath spinar ko badalakar kaardif se inglaind kee yojana ko doharaaya - ek shrrnkhala ke nirnaayak mein ek bade paimaane par galat kadam. bhaarat mein teen phrant-lain pekars the, lekin ek insipid traik aur ajeeb graund aayaamon ke saath khelane ke lie, aisa lagata tha ki kuchh aur bhee antar nahin kar sakate the - jab tak ki ve bhuvaneshvar kumaar ya jasaprit bumara naam se nahin gae.
haardik ka udghaatan - paaree ka chhatha - prashikshan maidaan se dril kee tarah lag raha tha. lekin inglaind ka.
jesan roy aur jos batalar ne khel ke pahale paanch ovaron mein se pratyek mein kam se kam ek seema chunee thee, aur paavaraple kee aakhiree chhah gendon mein ek naya star haasil karane ke lie taiyaar the. sabase achchha haardik katora chhota kar sakata tha aur ek mishit ke lie aasha karata tha. chaar, chaar, chhah aur chhakke us kram mein the, jisamen 22 ran se adhik ran banaane se pahale unaka svaagat kiya gaya tha.
khel jaldee hee is charan mein phisal gaya tha jahaan gendabaajon ko khel mein apane vyavasaay kee pasand ke lie khule taur par mazaak udaaya ja raha tha, aur bhaarat ke bench khilaadee krunal pandya ko apane chhote bhaee ke kandhe ke chaaron or ek haath lagaane kee jaroorat thee aur unhen aashvaasan diya ki vah uchhaalenge vaapas. dilachasp baat yah hai ki haardik kam se kam pareshaan the.
"yah tee 20 praaroop dekhen, yah ek majedaar gem hai. aapako khud ko vaapas karane aur aane aur apanee sarvashreshth gendon ko gendabaajee karane kee jaroorat hai. mujhe abhee bhee 22 ke lie hit karane ke baad yaad hai, main abhee bhee saamaany tha. mere bade bhaee krunal ne mujhase poochha ... theek hai , aap ise karane ja rahe hain aur mainne use bataaya haan khel is tarah hai, "haardik ne khulaasa kiya.
sahee lambaee ke alaava, kriketaron ko peechhe se baat karane ke lie pyaar karana pasand hai, haardik aur bhaarat ne bahut jaldee seekha hai ki ashleel skoring dar par dhakkan daalane ka ekamaatr tareeka viket lene ke lie tha. samasya yah thee ki ve us siddhaant ko abhyaas karane mein kaaphee kuchh nahin laga sake. jab tak haardik kam se kam apane doosare jaadoo ke lie vaapas nahin aaya.
kohalee ne gend par poornata ke saath haardik ke punarutpaadan ke samay ko saksham karane mein saksham hone ke lie, jo kuchh bhee hua usake peechhe peeth par jitana adhik pet tha. aathaven aur sipaarth kaul ne aathaven aur deepak chahar ne 10 ven ovar mein inglaind ke salaamee ballebaajon ke kaamon mein spotar lagaaya aur batalar aur roy donon ko jaldee uttaraadhikaar mein vaapas bhejakar 12 veen mein do nae ballebaajon mein haardik ko darakinaar karane kee ijaajat dee.
aur yah tab hota hai jab ek tej gendabaaj kee ahankaar kee anupasthiti ne unhen seema ko nukasaan pahunchaaya - bhaarat ke lie samay kee aavashyakata. "mera dhyaan yah sunishchit karane ke lie tha ki mainne yorkars ko gendabaajee karane ke bajae alag-alag gendon ko gendabaajee kee kyonki lambaee ... mera matalab hai ki sabase chhotee seema seedhe thee aur agar mujhe meree lambaee yaad aatee hai, to yah [chhah ke lie] jaegee.
unhonne kaha, "chhote praaroopon mein, jab main gendabaajee karata hoon to main ballebaaj ke roop mein sochata hoon. aam taur par jab main gendabaajee karata hoon, jaahir hai ki ballebaaj is praaroop mein kadee mehanat kar rahe hain. isalie main ballebaaj ke roop mein sochane kee koshish karata hoon aur main unhen baahar karane kee koshish karata hoon."
ion morgan aur eleks hels ne apane doosare ovar mein do ekal ekal mein kaamayaab rahe jahaan haardik ne achchhee lambaee aur achchhee lambaee se kam gendabaajee kee. haardik ke agale ovar mein, inglaind niraasha ke bindu par pahunch gaya tha. unakee asaadhaaran shuruaat kuchh madhy-ovar ke dabaav ke baare mein jaanane ke baare mein thee - jo yujavendr chahal dvaara kushalataapoorvak rakhee gaee - jab morgan ne phaisala kiya ki gend par kadee svaip lena aur jameen ke chhote aayaamon par bharosa karana unake bachaav mein aana tha vikalp.
lekin haardik ne ise mishrit kiya. samaan lambaee se bhara hua poora hone ke baad, unhonne oph-stamp ke baahar do gendon ke saath apanee gend ko poorn aur chauda kar diya. morgan ne doosare prayaason par kisee bhee tarah se apane krors-ballebaajee shots ka prayaas kiya. hels ne haardik se skvaayar leg mein ek bampar bheja, jisase dabaav kam ho gaya, lekin thoda sa aaraam karane ke lie dabaav daalane kee anumati dee gaee!
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