Ek zamana tha jab Pakistan ke fast bowlers ke naam se dunya thartharati thi, lekin aaj haal ye hai ki unke captains ko speed kam hone par 'Machine' wala logic dena pad raha hai. Shaheen Shah Afridi ne Australia ke khilaf series opener se pehle jo kaha hai, usne cricket experts ko hairan aur fans ko hansne par majboor kar diya hai. Jab unse pucha gaya ki padosi mulk ke bowlers ab 140kph bhi touch nahi kar paa rahe, toh Afridi ka jawab tha: Machines deteriorate with time.
Asli Maajra: Speed Gun par dhool aur thaki hui 'Machines'
Pakistan cricket mein filhal khauf ka mahaul hai, lekin ye khauf opponents ke liye nahi balki apni hi bowling unit ke liye hai. Shan Masood ki kaptani mein jab Bangladesh ne unhe ghar mein mara, toh asliyat saamne aa gayi. Bangladesh ke naye ladke 145kph par ball dal rahe the, wahi Pakistan ke so-called speedsters 125-130kph par 'Military Medium' bowling kar rahe the. Shaheen Shah Afridi khud apni speed kho chuke hain. 2022 ki knee injury ke baad unka graph aise gira hai jaise PCB ki reputation.
Shaheen ne Nahid Rana ki tareef karte hue kaha ki wo naya hai isliye tez hai, lekin humari 'machines' purani ho rahi hain aur unhe recharge ki zaroorat hai. Captain sahab shayad bhool gaye ki asli fast bowlers umar ke saath aur khatarnak hote hain, 'deteriorate' nahi. Wahi dusri taraf, Mohammad Rizwan ko ODI squad se bahar karne par bhi Shaheen ne clarified kiya ki ye sirf youngsters ko mauka dene ke liye hai na ki Rizwan ka career khatam karne ke liye.
Analysis & Numbers: Statistics jo jhoot nahi bolte
- Shaheen Shah Afridi ki average Galle injury se pehle 24.86 thi, lekin uske baad unhone har wicket ke liye 40 se zyada runs lutaye hain.
- Bangladesh series mein Pakistan ki average speed 120s-130s mein thi, jabki Bangladesh ke bowlers consistently 140s touch kar rahe the.
- Mohammad Rizwan ne is cycle mein 42.42 ki average se 891 runs banaye hain, fir bhi unhe 'rest' ya 'omission' ka samna karna pada.
- Pakistan ne T20Is se pehle hi Rizwan ko side-line kar diya hai, unka aakhri match December 2024 mein tha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Shaheen ka 'Machine' wala bayaan darasal unki apni nakami ko chhupane ki ek koshish hai. Jab India ke bowlers 35 ki umar mein bhi aag ugal sakte hain, toh Pakistan ke 24-25 saal ke ladke 'deteriorate' kaise ho rahe hain? Sach toh ye hai ki fitness aur discipline ki kami ko ab technical excuses ka sahara diya ja raha hai. Mohammad Rizwan ko drop karna aur youngsters ki baat karna sirf ek distraction hai. Agar inki 'machines' itni jaldi rusted ho rahi hain, toh Australia ka tour inke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi hone wala.
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