Pat Cummins ko South Africa mein Sandpaper Gate ke return par thode hostility yaani gusse ka samna karne ki umeed hai. (Photo Source: Triple M Cricket/X)
Australia ke captain Pat Cummins ko lagta hai ki jab unki team 2018 ke badnaam Sandpaper Gate scandal ke baad South Africa ke pehle Test tour par jayegi, toh unhe fans ke thode gusse aur hostility ka samna karna pad sakta hai.
Australia ko South Africa mein teen ODIs aur teen Tests khelne hain. Halanki, ball-tampering controversy ke baad se Australian team white-ball cricket ke liye South Africa ka daura karti rahi hai, lekin yeh upcoming Test series us incident ke baad wahan unka pehla red-ball assignment hoga.
Cummins filhal Zimbabwe ke khilaf Australia ki ODI squad ka hissa nahi hain, lekin woh 9 October se shuru hone wali Test series se pehle, South Africa mein one-day series ke liye team ke sath judne ke liye poori tarah taiyar hain.
### Cummins ko South Africa mein thode gusse (hostility) ki umeed hai
Keepin’ it Cricket podcast par baat karte hue, Cummins ne maana ki 2018 ki controversy ko South African fans ka ek hissa fir se utha sakta hai. Halanki, unhe nahi lagta ki wahan ka mahaul Ashes series ke dauran Australia ko milne wale pressure se zyada intense hoga.
‘Wahan thodi hostility ho sakti hai. (Lekin) yeh Ashes series se zyada shordar nahi ho sakta… Birmingham, Edgbaston ka Hollies Stand, woh kaafi rowdy ho jata hai,’ Cummins ne kabool kiya.
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Cummins pehle bhi white-ball tours ke dauran South African crowds ka samna kar chuke hain aur woh Proteas ke khilaf 2018 ki Test series ke dauran Australia ke key performers mein se ek the. Australian captain ka manna hai ki unki team ne pehle bhi aisi situations dekhi hain aur jab teen Tests ki series shuru hogi, toh unhe kuch bhi naya ya anjan nahi lagega.
‘Jab tak main South Africa mein raha hoon, crowd ke kuch hisse peeche pad jate hain, lekin mujhe lagta hai ki hum yeh sab pehle bhi dekh chuke hain. Aur sabse badi baat, main captain hoon, toh main beech maidan mein hota hoon, boundary line ke paas nahi!,’ unhone aage kaha.
### ‘Har koi aage badh jata hai’, Australian captain ne kaha
Cummins ne yeh bhi ishara kiya ki Sandpaper Gate scandal par fans ka reaction utna intense nahi ho sakta jitna kuch log expect kar rahe hain. Unhone yaad kiya ki dono teams ke beech pichle mukablon ke dauran is controversy ko lekar kaafi charcha hui thi, lekin South African supporters ka response kafi feeka (underwhelming) raha tha.
‘Pichli series mein Sandpapergate ko lekar kaafi baatein ki gayi thi, lekin fans ka reaction lagbhag fika hi raha tha,’ Cummins ne Proteas fans ke reaction par baat karte hue kaha.
Australian skipper ka manna hai ki is controversy ko peeche chhodne ka sabse behtareen tareeqa yahi hai ki series shuru hone ke baad team poori tarah cricket par focus kare.
‘Sabse achhi baat yeh hai ki, teen Tests mein aap cricket mein poori tarah doob jate hain, aur har koi bahut jaldi sirf cricket ke baare mein hi sochne lagta hai.’
‘Mujhe poora yakeen hai ki crowd mein kuch shor machane wale log honge, aur kuch articles ya media is mudde ko fir se uthayenge. Lekin hamara group ab aage badh chuka hai,’ unhone aage kaha.
Australia ke maujuda setup mein abhi bhi aise cheh khiladi hain jo us squad ka hissa the jise 2018 mein South Africa ke khilaf 1-3 se Test series mein haar jhelni padi thi. Yeh tour Australian cricket ke sabse kaale panno mein se ek hai, jahan ball-tampering scandal ke chalte Steve Smith aur David Warner par ek-ek saal ka ban laga tha, jabki Cameron Bancroft ko nau mahine ke liye suspend kiya gaya tha.
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