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Ashes 2025: Alastair Cook ka England ko Ollie Pope par aitmaad barkarar rakhne ka mashwara

England ke sabaq azim khiladi Alastair Cook ne Ashes (The Ashes) se qabal ek bada bayanat diya hai. Cook ka manna hai ke England ko number 3 position par Ollie Pope par hi bharosa rakhna chahiye aur Jacob Bethell ko shamil kar ke koi ‘gamble’ (jua) nahi khelna chahiye.

Ollie Pope ya Jacob Bethell?

England ki top seven batting line-up pichle ek saal se mustahkam rahi hai, lekin Jacob Bethell ki karkardagi ne Pope ki position par sawalia nishan laga diye hain. Cook ka kehna hai ke Pope jaisa khiladi, jo team ka hissa raha hai aur jisne England ke liye kai behtareen innings kheli hain, use nikalna team ke dynamic ko kharab kar sakta hai.

“Main Ollie Pope ko number 3 par khilaoonga. Ye faisla karna waqai asaan hai. Aapke paas ek aisa khiladi hai jo team ki tameer ka hissa raha hai,” Alastair Cook ne TNT Sports ki launch par kaha.

Vice-Captaincy aur Pressure

Brendon McCullum ki janib se Harry Brook ko naya vice-captain (naib kaptaan) banaye jaane ke baad se Pope ki jagah khatray mein dikhayi de rahi thi. Alastair Cook ka nazariya mukhtalif hai; unka kehna hai ke vice-captaincy se hatne se Pope par se bojh kam hoga aur wo ziyada aazadi ke sath khel sakenge.

Crawley aur Duckett ki ‘Fear Factor’

Alastair Cook ne Zak Crawley aur Ben Duckett ki opening jodi ki tareef karte hue kaha ke Australia in dono ke tez khelne ke andaz (scoring tempo) se khaufzada hai:

• Zak Crawley: Ek aisa khiladi jo inconsistent hai lekin jab chalta hai to duniya ka koi bowler use rok nahi sakta.
• Ben Duckett: Australia ki bowling line-up in dono ki wajah se pressure mein rehti hai kyunke ye pehle hi ghante mein match ka rukh badalne ki salahiyat rakhte hain.

Rob Key ne wazeh kiya hai ke Perth mein hone wale pehle Test (21 November) se kuch din qabal hi final team ka faisla liya jayega. Ab dekhna ye hai ke kya England management Cook ki baat maanti hai ya koi naya experiment karti hai.

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