Pakistan Cricket aur logic ka rishta hamesha se thoda complicated raha hai. Jab duniya stability ki baat karti hai, tab Pakistan selectors musical chairs khelne mein busy hote hain. Sri Lanka ke khilaaf hone wali home Test series ke liye jo squad announce hua hai, usne ek baar phir saabit kar diya hai ki padosi mulk mein planning naam ki cheez sirf papers par milti hai. Jo captain kal tak team ka bhavishya tha, aaj wo squad se hi gayab hai.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Sabse badi khabar ye hai ki Shan Masood, jo pichle teen saal se Test captaincy ke race mein sabse aage the, unhe squad se bahar kar diya gaya hai. 37 saal ki umar mein fitness ka bahana ho ya England tour ki nakami, PCB ne unhe bina kisi clear explanation ke drop kar diya hai. Wahi doosri taraf, Babar Azam ek baar phir kamaan sambhalne ke liye taiyaar hain. Ye wahi Babar hain jinhe kuch mahine pehle har format se hata diya gaya tha, par lagta hai Pakistan mein talent se zyada luck aur upholstery kaam aati hai.
Sirf captain hi nahi, selectors ne spinning pitches ke ustad kahe jaane wale Sajid Khan aur Noman Ali ko bhi ghar bitha diya hai. England mein in dono ne kuch khaas nahi kiya tha, lekin home conditions mein inki exclusion kaafi sawal khade karti hai. Iske alawa Mohammad Rizwan aur Imam-ul-Haq ko bhi investigate kiya ja raha hai aur filhaal wo Test setup ka hissa nahi hain. Abdullah Shafique, jinhe kuch waqt pehle next big thing bataya ja raha tha, unhe bhi unki kharab form ki wajah se bahar ka raasta dikha diya gaya hai.
Wapsi hui hai Salman Ali Agha ki, jinhone domestic circuit mein triple-hundred jadkar selectors ka darwaza tod diya. Unke saath Ali Usman ko bhi mauka mila hai. Lekin sabse zyada charcha Minhas brothers ki ho rahi hai. Arafat Minhas aur unke chhote bhai Sameer Minhas ko squad mein shamil kiya gaya hai, jo dikhata hai ki Pakistan ab youth card khelne ki koshish kar raha hai taaki purane failures ko chhupaya ja sake.
Analysis & Numbers
- Salman Ali Agha ne domestic cricket mein triple century lagakar apni jagah wapas hasil ki hai.
- Mohammad Taha, jo President's Trophy ke leading run-scorer hain, unhe pehli baar call-up mila hai.
- Pakistan ne filhaal sirf 14 players announce kiye hain, 2 fast bowlers ka faisla 3-day tour game ke baad liya jayega.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test series Rawalpindi aur Lahore mein 9 November se 21 November ke beech kheli jayegi.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Pakistan Cricket Board ki policy hamesha se 'Confusion' rahi hai. Ek captain ko bina mauka diye hata dena aur phir wahi purane chehre par laut aana batata hai ki inke paas koi long-term vision nahi hai. Sri Lanka ke khilaaf ghar mein khelna aasaan lag sakta hai, lekin jis tarah se senior players ko side-line kiya gaya hai, ye decision backfire bhi kar sakta hai. Youngsters ko mauka dena achha hai, lekin pressure situations mein kya ye bacche Pakistan ki doobti naiyya bacha paayenge? Humein to lagta hai ye sirf ek aur experimentation ka naya episode hai jiska end hamesha ki tarah disappointing hi hoga.
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