Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) mein sab kuch badal gaya hai. Jab performance girne lagti hai, toh aksar bade faisle liye jaate hain, aur Punjab ne wahi kiya hai. 2026-27 domestic season se pehle poora backroom staff hi overhaul kar diya gaya hai. It is a clear message: results chahiye, excuses nahi.
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Amit Uniyal, jo kabhi Punjab ke liye field par pasina bahate the, ab strategy room ki kamaan sambhalenge. Unhe Sandeep Sharma ki jagah head coach banaya gaya hai. Lekin kahani sirf head coach tak seemit nahi hai. Poori ki poori paltan badal di gayi hai. TP Singh batting sambhalenge, Harmeet Singh bowling unit ko lead karenge, aur Manish Sharma fielding coach honge. Inhone Uday Kaul, Gagandeep Singh, aur Sandeep Sanwal ko replace kiya hai.
Amit Uniyal ka career dekhein toh woh ek seasoned left-arm seam-bowling allrounder rahe hain. Unke paas 29 first-class matches ka anubhav hai jisme unhone 91 wickets liye. Itna hi nahi, IPL 2009 mein Rajasthan Royals ke liye khelne ka experience bhi unke CV mein hai. Pichle kuch saalon se woh Chandigarh cricket ke saath jude hue the, pehle assistant coach aur phir chairman of selectors ke roop mein. Lekin ab unka asli imtihaan Punjab ke saath hoga.
Sabse bada sawal stability ka hai. Punjab ne pichle chaar seasons mein chaar head coaches badle hain. Aavishkar Salvi gaye, phir Wasim Jaffer aaye, unke baad Sandeep Sharma aur ab Amit Uniyal. Jab coaching seat par itni instability ho, toh team ka balance bigadna laazmi hai.
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Stats don't lie, aur Punjab ke stats filhaal red-ball cricket mein kaafi alarming hain:
- Pichle teen Ranji Trophy seasons mein Punjab ne 21 matches mein se sirf 3 jeete hain, jabki 10 matches mein unhe haar ka samna karna pada.
- White-ball cricket mein Punjab ne Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (2023-24) jeet kar apni dominance dikhayi thi, lekin red-ball mein woh fizzle out ho gaye.
- Pichle season Punjab ne total 27 players use kiye, jo Elite groups mein kisi bhi team dwara sabse zyada hain. Constant chopping and changing ne team atmosphere ko affect kiya hai.
- Captaincy ka haal bhi ajeeb raha: Naman Dhir se shuruwat hui, phir Uday Saharan aaye, aur yahan tak ki Shubman Gill ne bhi ek match lead kiya.
Amit Uniyal ne khud mana hai ki aajkal players ka poora dhyaan IPL aur T20 cricket par hai. Unka focus ab aise bowlers taiyaar karne par hai jo 20 wickets le sakein, kyunki red-ball cricket bina 20 wickets ke nahi jeeta ja sakta. Naye selection committee head Gaurav Gupta ke saamne sabse badi chunauti yahi hogi ki team mein consistency layi jaye.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Punjab ke paas talent ki koi kami nahi hai, lekin system mein discipline ki kami hai. 4 saal mein 4 coaches badalna koi garv ki baat nahi hai, it shows lack of vision. Amit Uniyal ka approach sahi hai: "Fear of losing one's spot" ko khatam karna hoga. Agar players ko security nahi milegi, toh woh sirf apne liye khelenge, team ke liye nahi. Punjab ko agar Ranji champion banna hai, toh unhe IPL mindset se bahar nikal kar red-ball cricket ko wohi izzat deni hogi jo 90s ke daur mein milti thi.
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