Pakistan cricket mein drama kabhi khatam nahi hota aur ab is drama ke naye hero hain hamare apne self-proclaimed Eagle, Shaheen Shah Afridi. Red-ball cricket se rest ke naam par bahar hue aur ab Lankan Premier League mein maze karne ke liye ready hain. Jab desh ke liye Test matches khelne ki baari aayi toh fitness aur workload ka rona ro diya, lekin jaise hi foreign league ka dollar dikha, PCB ne turant NOC thama diya. Yeh vahi legacy hai jo Pakistan cricket ko duba rahi hai: Desh se pehle League!
The Guru Story
The Guru Gyan ko mili report ke mutabik, Shaheen Shah Afridi ab Lanka Premier League mein Kandy Royals ki taraf se aag ugalne ki koshish karenge, halanki pichle kuch samay se unki bowling mein aag kam aur dhuan zyada dikh raha hai. PCB ne confirm kiya hai ki unhe is tournament ke liye NOC mil chuka hai. Maze ki baat yeh hai ki Pakistan ko West Indies aur England ke khilaaf Test series khelni hai, lekin Shaheen Shah Afridi ko un squads se bahar rakha gaya hai. Kyun? Kyunki unka focus ab sirf white-ball cricket par hai.
Selector aur high-performance director Aaqib Javed ne saaf keh diya tha ki "player ko chunna hoga ki wo kaunsa format khelna chahta hai". Aur hamare Shaheen bhai ne vahi chuna jahan mehnat kam aur paisa zyada hai. Pakistan vs West Indies ke clash ke beech mein LPL khelna dikhata hai ki in players ke liye national duty kitni optional ho gayi hai. National Cricket Academy mein red-ball camp chal raha tha, lekin Shaheen Shah Afridi white-ball camp mein paseena baha rahe the. Yeh dominance nahi, balki zimmedari se bhaagna hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Shaheen Shah Afridi ka pichla overseas T20 experience kisi nightmare se kam nahi tha. BBL mein Brisbane Heat ke liye khelte hue unhone 4 matches mein sirf 2 wickets liye aur unka average 76.50 ka raha.
- Halanki stats ke hisaab se unke paas T20s mein 362 wickets hain, lekin jab pressure moments aate hain ya pitches flat hoti hain, toh "Eagle" ki flight land ho jati hai.
- Kandy Royals ka pehla match July 18 ko Dambulla Sixers ke khilaaf hai. Dekhna yeh hai ki kya Shaheen wahan apni purani pace wapas pa sakenge ya phir wahan bhi unki pitai hogi.
- T20Is mein unke paas 136 wickets hain, jo kisi bhi Pakistan bowler se zyada hain, lekin stats se pet nahi bharta, performance se bharta hai jo filhaal missing hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat yeh hai ki Shaheen Shah Afridi ab wo khatarnak bowler nahi rahe jo 2021 mein hua karte the. Pace gir chuki hai, swing gayab hai aur ab Test cricket khelne ka dum bhi nahi bacha. PCB ka unhe NOC dena yeh darshata hai ki board players ke saamne jhuk chuka hai. Agar LPL mein bhi Shaheen ka wahi haal hua jo BBL mein hua tha, toh samajh lijiye ki Pakistan cricket ka naya downfall shuru ho chuka hai. Paisa kamana bura nahi hai, lekin desh ki Test series chhod kar league khelna high-class unprofessionalism hai.
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