Cricket ki duniya mein ek naya hungama shuru hone wala hai. Afghanistan ki apni T20 league, yani Afghanistan Premier League (APL), launch hone ke liye taiyar hai. Draft ho chuka hai, bade bade naam list mein aa chuke hain, lekin twist yeh hai ki abhi tak ICC ka ashirwad is league ko nahi mila hai. English players ki fauj taiyar hai, par kya unhe maidan par utarne ki ijazat milegi? Yeh sawal abhi bhi hawa mein latka hua hai.
The Guru Story
Inaugural Afghanistan Premier League (APL) ke liye Tuesday ko hue draft ne poore cricket world ka dhyan khincha hai. Sabse badi khabar yeh hai ki England ke 8 dhurandhar players ne is league mein khelne ka faisla kiya hai. Is contingent ko lead kar rahe hain world-class all-rounder Moeen Ali aur explosive opener Alex Hales. Inke saath Joe Clarke, Tymal Mills, Olly Stone, Luke Wood, Tom Moores aur Chris Wood ne bhi deals sign ki hain.
Lekin kahani mein ek mazedaar entry hui hai Mohammad Amir ki. Pakistan ke purane fast bowler ab British citizen ban kar draft mein shamil hue aur unhe kharid bhi liya gaya. Pakistan cricket mein toh uncertainty ka mahaul rehta hi hai, par Mohammad Amir ne toh desh hi badal liya paison aur mauke ke liye. Performance ka toh pata nahi, par passport change karne mein inka koi muqabla nahi hai.
Ab aate hain asli mudde par. ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) ne reluctantly in players ko NOC dene ka man banaya hai taaki "restraint-of-trade" jaise legal lafdon se bacha ja sake. Halanki, England ke managing director Rob Key ne saaf kaha ki woh khud is league mein kabhi nahi khelte kyunki Afghanistan mein women's treatment ek bada moral issue hai. Kuch players jaise Ollie Pope aur David Willey ne moral grounds par apna naam draft se pehle hi wapas le liya tha.
Sabase bada rodee hai ICC ka sanction. Abhi tak ICC ne is league ko officially recognize nahi kiya hai. Draft mein paanch mein se sirf teen franchises hi biki hain, baaki do teams ke naam 'Team Paktia' aur 'Team Balkh' rakhe gaye hain. Management ka haal itna bura hai ki Nangarhar ke ambassador Mark Boucher ko bhi nahi pata tha ki unka captain change ho gaya hai. Rahmanullah Gurbaz aur Rahmat Shah ko last minute par swap kar diya gaya, jispar Boucher ne hairani jatayi.
Analysis & Numbers
- 8 English players ne league join karne ki hami bhari hai, jo ki non-contracted players hain.
- APL ka aagaz December 27 se UAE mein hone wala hai.
- Sirf 3 out of 5 franchises ke owners confirm hue hain, jo ICC sanction ke liye ek badi rukawat hai.
- Mohammad Amir ab British passport ke sahare apni kismat chamkane ki koshish karenge.
- Eoin Morgan, England ke 2019 World Cup winning captain, is league ke broadcast se jud gaye hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Afghanistan cricket ki growth dekh kar khushi hoti hai, lekin ACB ko apna management sudharna hoga. Captain swap par coach aur ambassador ko andhere mein rakhna unprofessionalism ki had hai. England ke players risk toh le rahe hain, par agar ICC ne danda chalaya toh yeh naya adventure shuru hone se pehle hi khatam ho sakta hai. Rahi baat Mohammad Amir ki, toh unka career ab sirf franchise leagues ke bharose hai, jahan woh kisi bhi jhande ke neeche khelne ko taiyar hain. Guru Gyan ka saaf manna hai: Paisa bolta hai, par ethics bhi kuch cheez hoti hai!
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