Durham ki nayi raftar: Duanne Olivier ki entry
County Championship ke is romanchak season mein ek bada badlav dekhne ko mila hai. Durham Cricket ne apne star gendbaz Kemar Roach ki chot ke baad South African tej gendbaz Duanne Olivier ko team mein shamil kiya hai. Roach ko Middlesex ke khilaf match ke pehle din hamstring ki samasya ka samna karna pada tha, jiske baad club ne turant prabhav se Olivier ko bulane ka faisla kiya.
Duanne Olivier kaun hain?
33 varshiya Duanne Olivier ek anubhavi right-arm fast bowler hain. Unka antarrashtriya career kafi prabhavshali raha hai. Unhone ab tak 16 Test match khele hain, jisme unhone 24.27 ki ausat se 59 wicket jhatke hain. Unke career ka sabse yaadgar pal 2018 mein aaya tha, jab unhone Pakistan ke khilaf 6/37 ka shandaar pradarshan karte hue match mein kul 11 wicket liye the aur Player of the Series ka khitab jeeta tha.
County Cricket ka anubhav
Olivier ke liye English conditions koi nayi nahi hain. Ve pahle bhi County Championship mein apne hunar ka parichay de chuke hain. 2018 se 2021 ke beech, unhone Derbyshire aur Yorkshire ke liye khelte hue 32 first-class matches mein 106 wicket prapt kiye hain. Yeh anubhav Durham ke liye is season ke baaki hisse mein bahut kaam aane wala hai.
Sirf itna hi nahi, Olivier apne 600 first-class wickets ke milestone ke behad kareeb hain. Unhone haal hi mein South Africa mein Eastern Province ke liye bhi shandaar gendbazi ki hai, jahan unhone 10 matches mein 38 wicket apne naam kiye hain. Unka kul red-ball wicket count South African domestic circuit mein 377 tak pahunch chuka hai.
Khiladi aur Management ki pratikriya
Is naye safar ko lekar Olivier kafi utsahit hain. Unhone kaha, “Main Durham Cricket mein shamil hone aur is naye adhyay ko shuru karne ke liye bahut utsahit hoon. Mujhe England mein khelna hamesha se pasand raha hai, aur County Cricket ki chunautiyon ka mujhe hamesha se samman raha hai. Main kaafi samay se County Championship ko follow kar raha hoon aur team ke saath judkar apna yogdan dene ke liye taiyaar hoon.”
Durham ke Director of Cricket, Marcus North ne bhi is badlav par khushi jatayi. Unhone kaha, “Hum Duanne ka Durham mein swagat karke bahut khush hain. Ve County Championship ko achi tarah samajhte hain aur South Africa mein ek majboot domestic season ke baad yahan aa rahe hain. Unki maujudgi hamari bowling line-up ko aur mazboot banayegi.”
Aage ki raah
Kemar Roach ka is tarah se bahar hona Durham ke liye ek jhatka zaroor tha, lekin Olivier jaise anubhavi khiladi ka aana team ke morale ko upar le jayega. Durham ka agla muqabla Worcestershire ke khilaf shukravar se shuru ho raha hai, aur fans ko umeed hai ki Olivier apni pehli hi match mein apni raftar ka jaadu dikhayenge.
Durham ki team ab points table mein apni sthiti majboot karne ki koshish karegi. Kya Duanne Olivier ki entry Durham ko championship ki daud mein aur aage le jayegi? Yeh toh aane wala samay hi batayega, lekin is samay Durham ka prabandhan apni is nayi taiyari se kafi santusht dikh raha hai.
Cricket fans ke liye yeh season aur bhi dilchasp ho gaya hai, kyunki purane anubhavi khiladiyon ka wapas lautna aur naye halaton mein khud ko dhalna hi is khel ki asli khoobsurti hai.