Cricket ke maidan mein jab baat planning ki aati hai, toh Gore hamesha ek kadam aage rehne ki koshish karte hain. England management ne ek bada faisla lete hue apne do young superstars ko Test squad se release kar diya hai. Yeh koi saza nahi hai, balki ek soche-samjhe Masterplan ka hissa hai kyunki saamne Team India ki badi chunauti khadi hai.
The Guru Story
England cricket board ne Rehan Ahmed aur James Rew ko unke Test squad se chutti de di hai. In dono khiladiyon ko ab England Lions ke liye 50-over cricket khelne bheja ja raha hai jahan unka samna South Africa A se hoga. Halanki yeh dono khiladi New Zealand ke khilaaf Lord's Test ki Playing XI mein jagah nahi bana paaye the, lekin management unhe bench par bitha kar zaya nahi karna chahta.
Is 17-man Lions squad mein kuch bade naam wapas laut rahe hain. Saqib Mahmood apni knee injury se ubhar kar wapsi kar rahe hain. Wahi IPL ka anubhav lekar Jordan Cox bhi squad ka hissa hain. Lekin asli khel toh India vs England series ki taiyari hai. July mein jab India ki team England pahuchegi, tab in khiladiyon ke paas selector ko impress karne ka yeh aakhri mauka hoga.
Dilchasp baat yeh hai ki England Lions ne pichle 3 saal mein sirf ek 50-over match khela hai. Unke Pakistan A ke khilaaf matches cancel ho gaye the kyunki Middle East mein hamesha ki tarah disruption chal raha tha. Bechaari PCB aur unki kismat ka toh kya hi kehna, wahan cricket se zyada toh unpredictable halaat rehte hain. Ab England ne sahi waqt par apne players ko game time dene ka faisla kiya hai taaki jab India ke sher maidan mein utrein, toh unke pass tayaar fauj ho.
Analysis & Numbers
- England Lions ki 17-man squad mein Rehan Ahmed, James Rew aur Saqib Mahmood jaise key players shamil hain.
- South Africa A ki squad mein Gerald Coetzee aur Kwena Maphaka jaise khatarnak bowlers hain jo England ke youngsters ka test lenge.
- The series schedule: June 5 (Grace Road), June 7 aur June 9 (Worcester).
- India vs England ke beech 5 T20Is aur 3 ODIs ki series July 1 se shuru ho rahi hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ka yeh kadam unki Prophecy ko darshata hai ki woh white-ball cricket mein India ki Dominance se dare hue hain. Rehan Ahmed jaise spinners ko match practice dena unka Gamechanger move ho sakta hai. Lekin unhe yaad rakhna chahiye ki Team India ka standard alag hai. Pakistan A ke khilaaf fixtures cancel hone se unka jo nuksan hua tha, uski bharpayi woh South Africa A ke khilaaf karna chahte hain. Par kya yeh kafi hoga? Hamara Unfiltered opinion yeh hai ki Lions ho ya main squad, India ke samne sab pani bharte nazar aayenge.
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