melbourneTeam India has started gearing up for the final battle of the year 2024 and bid farewell with victory. Melbourne in Australia is the city where the Indian team likes to play and in such a situation, to win the Mahabharata on the field here, all one has to do is choose the right characters and give them responsibility. Be it the battlefield or the battlefield, victory cannot be achieved without any preparation and finding a way to attack the opponent.
To win the Mahabharata of Melbourne, the team management has selected five such characters who can play an important role in winning the Boxing Day Test match. Someone has to play his role on the twenty-two yard strip, someone in the dressing room, someone will handle the responsibility inside the field and someone will make the strategy on the laptop.
Jasprit Bumrah in the role of Arjun
In this series, Jasprit Bumrah, who has been a one-man army for the Indian team till now, will have to play the role of Arjun in the Mahabharata of Melbourne, whose target will be the wickets of Australia’s top order batsmen. Man of the Match of Perth Test, Bumrah has taken maximum 21 wickets in the series so far and that too with an average of 10.90. One thing is clear from the precise line and length with which Team India’s Arjun has bowled that he is targeting the batsmen like a fish’s eye.
Bheem will have to be woken up
Till now his mace is quiet on this tour but the team management is hopeful that their Bheem will wake up and defeat Australia with his attack in the Mahabharata of Melbourne. Rishabh Pant has been given the role of Bheem of Team India. In this series, batsman Pant has played two-three short innings and scored 91 runs in 3 tests. In the Boxing Day Test of 2021, Pant took 4 catches and contributed 29 runs in the victory. A big innings is awaited from Pant with the bat and what could be better than this if he comes to Melbourne.
Rahul in the role of Nakul
When Team India’s Nakul came on this tour, his role was in the middle order but his role was changed in Perth and from here Nakul started making his impact on the field of play. Before the Mahabharata in Melbourne, Team India’s Nakul i.e. KL Rahul has proved to be the biggest warrior for Team India. Rahul scored 235 runs in 3 tests at an average of 47. Just as Nakul was an expert in sword fighting, Rahul is seen standing ahead in scoring runs on this tour. Rahul’s form will play a very important role in Melbourne winning the Mahabharata.
Sahdev will play an important role
When Team India’s Sahdev, who was unable to play the first two Tests, entered the battle of Brisbane, he showed how big a role he can play in winning the run battle. Talking about Ravindra Jadeja and his importance. Jadeja played an innings of 77 in the Brisbane Test and played a big role in drawing the test. His role will be big in Melbourne also and his bowling can play a big role on this ground.
Yudhishthir will have to set his sights on the field
Team captain and everyone’s favorite Rohit bhaiya will not only have to make strategies like Yudhishthir but will also have to answer all the questions being raised on him on the field. It is said about Yudhishthir that he had expertise in throwing the javelin, similarly Rohit also has expertise in playing big shots against fast bowling but he has not been able to make any impact on this tour. In the Mahabharata of Melbourne, Rohit i.e. Yudhishthir of Team India will have to take charge from the beginning by starting the innings, only then Team India will be able to hit the winning punch on Boxing Day.
Tags: Border Gavaskar Trophy, India vs Australia, India vs Australia Melbourne Test, jasprit bumrah, KL Rahul, Ravindra jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 23, 2024, 1:46 PM IST