Cricket ke maidan par Jonny Bairstow jitni tezi se bat ghumate hain, utni hi tezi se social media par apni baat bhi rakhte hain. Is baar unka gussa kisi opposition team par nahi balki khud ECB ke selectors par phoota hai. Jab England ne West Indies tour ke liye Lions squad ka elaan kiya, toh usme Yorkshire ke star allrounder George Hill ka naam missing tha. Bairstow ne isey ek Absolute Joke karar diya hai aur selectors ki akal par sawal uthaye hain.
The Guru Story
Darasal, George Hill ne is saal County Championship mein wo kar dikhaya jo bade-bade allrounders nahi kar paate. Woh Yorkshire ke liye highest run-scorer bhi rahe aur leading wicket-taker bhi. Iske bawajood, jab England ne 39 players ko central aur development contracts baante aur Lions squad chuni, toh Hill ka naam kahin nahi tha. Bairstow ka kehna hai ki England ke paas aise players ki kami hai jo ball swing kar sakein, achi batting karein aur field mein bijli ki tarah tezz hon. Hill in sab boxes ko tick karte hain, phir bhi unhe ignore kiya gaya.
Selectors ka logic thoda alag hai. Woh stats se zyada attributes par focus kar rahe hain. George Hill ke hi team-mate Matthew Revis ko squad mein jagah mili hai, jinke numbers Hill ke mukable kaafi ordinary hain. Lekin ECB ka manna hai ki Lions programme sirf perform karne walon ke liye nahi, balki unke liye hai jinme International level par excel karne ka potential dikhta hai. Hill ke raste mein sabse bada roda unki bowling speed hai. Jab aajkal England ki Test attack mein Jofra Archer aur Gus Atkinson jaise 90mph wale bowlers ka dominance hai, wahan Hill ki 79mph/127kph ki raftar selectors ko thodi thandi lag rahi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- George Hill ne is season County Championship mein 748 runs banaye jisme 34.00 ka average raha.
- Bowling mein unhone kamaal karte hue 18.39 ki behtareen average se 48 wickets chatkaye.
- Fielding mein bhi unka koi jawaab nahi tha, unhone pure season mein 15 catches pakde.
- Hill ne India A vs England Lions match mein 2025 mein debut kiya tha jahan unhone 5 wickets liye the.
- Unki top speed filhaal 79mph record ki gayi hai, jo ECB ke high-pace obsession ke hisaab se kam hai.
Yorkshire ke director of cricket Gavin Hamilton ne saaf kaha hai ki speed hi sab kuch nahi hoti. Hill ke paas wo skills hain jo bade se bade batter ko pareshan kar sakti hain. Unka natural angle right-handers ko mushkil mein dalta hai. Wahi dusri taraf, Hill ke purane dost Harry Brook aur Joe Root jaise bade naam England setup mein maujood hain, jo aane wale waqt mein Hill ke liye thodi sifarish ya guidance de sakte hain. National selector Marcus North ne Hill ko darwaza khatkhatate rehne ko kaha hai, aur umeed hai ki South Africa tour par unhe mauka mil sakta hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
George Hill ka case dikhata hai ki modern-day cricket mein sirf performance kaafi nahi hai. Agar aapke paas 145 clicks ki raftar nahi hai, toh selectors aapki taraf dekhne mein thoda hichkichate hain. Lekin stats kabhi jhoot nahi bolte. England ko ye samajhna hoga ki har bowler Mark Wood nahi ban sakta. Hill ne apne performance se darwaza thoka nahi balki todne ki koshish ki hai. Agar ECB unhe abhi ignore karti hai, toh ye unke talent ke saath be-insafi hogi. Hill ko chahiye ki woh apni batting par thoda aur kaam karein taaki woh No. 7 se upar khel sakein aur selectors ko majboor kar dein unhe chunne ke liye.
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