Pakistan main Cricket khelna hamesha se ek challenge raha hai, kabhi security issues toh kabhi kharab pitch. Lekin is baar dushman koi team nahi balki wahan ki hawa hai. Lahore ki zehreli smog ne Pakistan Cricket Board ke saare intezaamat par pani pher diya hai. Halat itne kharab hain ki players ko pitch nahi, sirf dhuaan dikh raha hai. Aakhirkar, PCB ko ghutne tekne pade aur dusre Test match ko Lahore se shift karke Rawalpindi bhejna pada.
The Guru Story
Lahore is waqt duniya ka sabse polluted shehar ban chuka hai. IQAir ki report ke mutabik Lahore ki air quality ne Delhi ko bhi piche chhod diya hai. Is khatarnak smog ki wajah se Sri Lanka vs Pakistan ka dusra Test match ab Gaddafi Stadium mein nahi khela jayega. Broadcasters ne saaf keh diya tha ki bhai, itni dhund mein humein ball toh kya, batsman bhi nazar nahi aayega, toh dikhayenge kya? Broadcasters ki fatiha padhne se pehle hi PCB ne venue badalne ka faisla kar liya.
Ye pehli baar nahi hai jab Pakistan mein mausam ne unki planning ki dhajjiya udayi hon. PCB chahta tha ki Lahore mein autumn season mein cricket wapas aaye, lekin unka ye sapna smog mein kahin kho gaya hai. Ab halat ye hain ki Rawalpindi mein hi dono Test matches honge, yaani players ko ek hi hotel mein rehna hoga aur ek hi pitch par dukh dard baantne honge.
Analysis & Numbers
- The second Test match dates remain unchanged: 17 to 21 November.
- Lahore recorded the worst air quality globally on November 10, beating even Delhi in the pollution race.
- Broadcasters were strictly told not to travel to Lahore after air quality index reached hazardous levels.
- This is a recurring nightmare: In 2020, a series against Zimbabwe was shifted, and in 2022, a Test against New Zealand was moved from Multan to Karachi due to similar issues.
- Since 2007, Pakistan has struggled to host international matches in Lahore during the late autumn window.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
PCB ki planning hamesha ki tarah "Insha-Allah" par chalti hai. Jab poori duniya ko pata hai ki October se December ke beech Punjab region mein smog ka kehr hota hai, toh Lahore mein match rakhne ki zidd kyun? Broadcasters ke dabav mein aakar venue shift karna dikhata hai ki management kitni disorganized hai. Cricket ground par ho ya na ho, Pakistan ke naseeb mein shift hona aur relocate hona likha hi rehta hai. It is time for Pakistan to stop blaming the weather and start acting like a professional cricketing nation.
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