Cricket world se ek bohot badi khabar aa rahi hai. Sri Lanka ke legendary opener aur head coach Sanath Jayasuriya ne apne pad se istefa dene ka faisla kar liya hai. 2024 T20 World Cup ke baad jab team bikhar rahi thi, tab Jayasuriya ne kaman sambhali thi, lekin ab unhone saf keh diya hai ki woh apne contract ko aage extend nahi karna chahte. Yeh faisla tab aaya hai jab Sri Lanka ka T20 World Cup campaign ek nirashajanak haar ke saath khatam hua.
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Sanath Jayasuriya ka tenure kisi roller-coaster ride se kam nahi raha. Unhone jab charge liya tha, tab unhone woh kar dikhaya jo bade-bade diggaj nahi kar paaye. August 2024 mein Sri Lanka ne India ke khilaaf 27 saal baad pehli baar koi ODI bilateral series jeeti thi. Yeh India vs Sri Lanka contest mein unka masterclass tha. Itna hi nahi, unhone England mein jaakar The Oval par Test match jeeta aur New Zealand ko apne ghar mein 2-0 se whitewash kiya. Aisa laga tha ki Jayasuriya ki Sri Lanka wapis purane dabdabe wali team ban rahi hai.
Lekin pichla ek saal unke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi raha. Home T20 World Cup mein Sri Lanka ka bura haal hua jahan woh lagatar char matches haar kar bahar ho gaye. Asia Cup 2025 aur Pakistan ke khilaaf tri-series mein bhi performance bilkul thandi rahi. Aur rahi sahi kasar Pakistan ke khilaaf unki narrow loss ne poori kar di. Hairani ki baat yeh hai ki Pakistan jaisi team, jinka khud ka koi thikana nahi hai, unse haarne ke baad shayad Jayasuriya ko samajh aa gaya ki ab badlav zaroori hai.
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- India ke khilaaf 27 saal ka intezaar khatam karte hue August 2024 mein historic ODI series win.
- The Oval ke maidan par England ko unhi ke ghar mein Test match mein dhool chatai.
- New Zealand ke khilaaf 2-0 ki clean sweep dominant home performance dikhayi.
- Contract June 2026 tak tha, lekin T20 World Cup mein lagatar 4 shikast ne morale tod diya.
- Pakistan ke khilaaf aakhri match mein narrow defeat ke baad resignation ka man banaya.
Ab sabki nazrein Sharjah par hain, jahan Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan series honi hai. Khabar hai ki Jayasuriya is series tak coach bane reh sakte hain. Afghanistan ki team aaj kal khatarnak khel rahi hai aur Jayasuriya ka aakhri assignment kaafi tough hone wala hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Sanath Jayasuriya ne sahi waqt par rasta saaf kar diya hai. Jab aapki team Pakistan jaisi inconsistent team se narrow loss jhelne lage, toh samajh lijiye ki system mein khot hai. Pakistan ke khiladi toh aise jashn mana rahe hain jaise unhone koi teer maar liya ho, jabki asliyat yeh hai ki woh khud collapse hone ki kagaar par rehte hain. Jayasuriya ne India ko hara kar apna loha manwaya tha, lekin coaching discipline ka khel hai, sirf aggression ka nahi. SLC ko ab ek aise professional ki zaroorat hai jo in talented par lazy players ko line par la sake. Jayasuriya as a player legend hain, par as a coach unka fuel khatam ho gaya tha.
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