England cricket board ne ek aisa faisla liya hai jo purane fans ke gale se aasani se nahi utrega. History mein pehli baar, ek non-Englishman England ki team select karega. Jab Ashes mein haar milti hai, toh dard bada hota hai, aur shayad isi dard ka ilaaj dhoondhne ke liye ECB ne dushman ke hi ek sipahi ko apna wazir bana liya hai. Former Australian batter Marcus North ab England men's cricket ke naye national selector hone wale hain. Yeh wahi England hai jo tradition ki baatein karta hai, lekin ab halaat ne unhe ek Aussie ke saamne ghutne tekne par majboor kar diya hai.
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Yeh koi raato-raat liya gaya faisla nahi hai. Marcus North ne is race mein bade-bade English diggajon ko piche chhoda hai. Report ke mutabiq, unhone final interviews mein Steven Finn aur Darren Gough jaise naam ko maat di. North pichle kaafi samay se Durham ke director of cricket ke roop mein kaam kar rahe the aur wahan unhone jo system build kiya hai, usne Rob Key ko kaafi impress kiya.
Sabse badi baat yeh hai ki Marcus North ka rishta Test captain Ben Stokes ke saath kaafi gehra hai. Durham mein dono ne saath kaam kiya hai aur Northern Superchargers mein bhi unki tuning bemisaal rahi hai. North ne hi Harry Brook ko kaptaani saunpi thi aur Andrew Flintoff ko coaching setup mein laaye the. Ab wahi purani 'gang' England ki kismat badalne ki koshish karegi. Luke Wright ke jaane ke baad jo khaali jagah bani thi, North use bharne ke liye taiyaar hain.
Wahan dusri taraf, agar hum Pakistan ki baat karein, toh unka selection system kisi comedy circus se kam nahi hai. Jab England structure aur experience par focus kar raha hai, PCB har dusre mahine apne selectors badal deta hai jaise koi purani shirt badalta ho. Pakistan mein talent ki kami nahi hai, lekin management ki consistency zero hai. England ne kam se kam ek Aussie ko lakar yeh toh saaf kar diya ki unhe results chahiye, chahe woh dushman camp se hi kyun na aayein.
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- Marcus North ne Australia ke liye 24 Tests khele hain, jisme 7 Ashes matches shamil hain. Unhe pata hai ki bada pressure kaise handle kiya jata hai.
- Woh pehle non-Englishman hain jo England ki national selection committee ke head banenge.
- North ke paas English domestic cricket ka bharpura anubhav hai, unhone Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Lancashire aur Derbyshire ke liye cricket kheli hai.
- Unka pehla bada assignment England vs New Zealand Test series ke liye squad select karna hoga.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Marcus North ki appointment dikhati hai ki England ab "Old School" mindset se bahar nikal chuka hai. Ek Australian ko selection ki chabi dena bada risk hai, lekin North ka track record solid hai. Unka Ben Stokes aur Brendon McCullum ke saath hona England ke white-ball aur red-ball transformation ko aur tezi dega. Jabki Pakistan jaise boards abhi bhi internal politics mein uljhe hain, ECB ne professional competence ko nationalism se upar rakha hai. Yeh move Masterclass sabit ho sakta hai agar New Zealand series mein England ka dominance dikhta hai.
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