Australian cricket mein ek baar phir bhuchaal aa gaya hai aur is baar wajah koi naya match nahi balki purane gade murde hain. Jab sabko laga tha ki 2018 ka Sandpaper Gate history ban chuka hai, tabhi Usman Khawaja ne apni autobiography Sabr se aisi aag lagayi hai ki pura Cricket Australia board paseene chhod raha hai. Lekin boss, CA ke naye CEO ne saaf kar diya hai ki wo is daldal mein dobara nahi utrenge.
The Guru Story: Skeletons in the Closet
Cricket ki duniya mein jab bhi honesty ki baat aati hai, Australians sabse aage khade hote hain, lekin jab khud ke girebaan mein jhaankne ki baari aayi toh system ne surrender kar diya. Usman Khawaja ne apni kitab mein claim kiya hai ki Newlands Test mein jo hua, uski jaankari sirf teen logon tak सीमित nahi thi. Khawaja ka kehna hai ki ball tampered halat mein Port Elizabeth Test mein bhi thi aur hairani ki baat ye hai ki unse original investigation mein ek sawal tak nahi pucha gaya.
Ab is maamle mein twist tab aaya jab David Warner ne Khawaja ki baat ko 100% accurate bata diya. Chadd Sayers ne bhi is aag mein ghee dalne ka kaam kiya hai. Lekin Cricket Australia ke CEO Todd Greenberg ne SEN radio par aakar full stop laga diya. Unhone kaha ki is investigation ko dobara kholne ka koi compelling reason nahi hai. Unka maanna hai ki 2018 mein jo faisle liye gaye wo us waqt ki leadership ne liye the aur ab peechhe dekhne ka koi benefit nahi hai.
Greenberg ka kehna hai ki unhone dressing room ke baki players se baat ki hai aur unka version Usman Khawaja se bilkul alag hai. Iska matlab saaf hai: dressing room mein divided opinions hain, lekin board ab kisi bhi controversy se bachna chahta hai. Captain Pat Cummins aur fast bowler Mitchell Starc bhi jald hi is par apni safayi pesh kar sakte hain, kyunki bowlers par hamesha se shak ki sui rahi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- 2018 ka Newlands Test jiske baad Steve Smith, David Warner, aur Cameron Bancroft ko ban jhelna pada tha.
- Khawaja ke mutabik Port Elizabeth Test mein bhi ball tamper ki gayi thi, jo ki ek naya aur bada khulasa hai.
- 0 interviews: Usman Khawaja ne bataya ki unse original investigation mein koi baat nahi ki gayi jabki wo dressing room ka core hissa the.
- 8 saal purani baat ko ab 'Elite Honesty' ke naam par dabane ki koshish ki ja rahi hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye boss, ye wahi Australia hai jo duniya ko ethics sikhati hai. Jab Pakistan mein captain badalta hai ya chaos hota hai toh ye mazaak udate hain, lekin yahan toh pura system hi sachai ko carpet ke neeche dabane mein laga hai. Cricket Australia ka ye darr saaf dikh raha hai ki agar box khula toh bade-bade naam (shayad bowlers) lapete mein aa jayenge. Khawaja ne bouncer maari hai, aur CA ne usse duck karne ki koshish ki hai. Reality yahi hai ki Elite Honesty sirf ek marketing term ban kar reh gaya hai.
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