Cricket ki duniya mein kismat kab palat jaye koi nahi jaanta. Ek taraf bade-bade naam retire ho rahe hain aur doosri taraf ek aisa youngster hai jisne pichle kuch mahino mein zyada balling bhi nahi ki lekin phir bhi board uspar meherban hai. Baat ho rahi hai Shoaib Bashir ki jinhe ECB apne central contract list mein barkarar rakhne wala hai. Yeh decision tab aaya hai jab Shoaib Bashir ne pichle 12 mahino mein sirf do Test matches khele hain. Lekin boss England ka vision clear hai: unhe pata hai ki spinner kab aur kahan kaam aayega.
So The Story is:
Darasal Shoaib Bashir ne England ke liye tab debut kiya tha jab team India ke tour par aayi thi. Wahan unka performance dekh kar sab hairan reh gaye the aur lag raha tha ki England ko apna agla Graeme Swann mil gaya hai. Magar uske baad kismat ne aisi karwat li ki finger injury ne unhe sideline kar diya. Is summer mein bhi jab England vs Pakistan ki series hui toh Shoaib Bashir squad ka hissa toh the par unhe ek bhi match mein bowling karne ka mauka nahi mila. Wese bhi Pakistan ke khilaf toh England ko zyada mehnat karne ki zaroorat hi nahi padti unki batting toh khud hi surrender kar deti hai.
Ab jab Ben Stokes aur Mark Wood jaise bade khiladi international cricket se retire ho chuke hain toh ECB ke paas funds ki koi kami nahi hai. Isi wajah se Rob Key aur Brendon McCullum ki management ne faisla kiya hai ki Shoaib Bashir ko future prospects ke liye sambhal kar rakha jaye. Agle saal Bangladesh tour par England ko frontline spinners ki zaroorat hogi aur wahan Shoaib Bashir ek Gamechanger sabit ho sakte hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Shoaib Bashir ne pichle 12 mahino mein sirf 2 Test matches khele hain aur ek match mein toh unhe ek bhi over fenkne ko nahi mila.
- ECB ne pichle saal 26 central contracts offer kiye the aur is baar yeh sankhya badhne ki umeed hai kyunki Ben Stokes aur Mark Wood ke jaane se paisa free ho gaya hai.
- Naye chehro mein Jordan Cox, Emilio Gay, aur Ollie Robinson ko bhi naye deals milne ki poori sambhavna hai.
- Rehan Ahmed ko Pakistan ke khilaf ODI series se drop kiya gaya hai lekin unka central contract renew hona pakka hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ka yeh move kaafi smart hai. Woh jaante hain ki white-ball cricket mein bhale hi unke paas options ho par Test cricket mein quality spinners ki kami hai. Shoaib Bashir ne India ki pitches par jo dum dikhaya tha woh bhulaya nahi ja sakta. Rahi baat Pakistan ki toh unke khilaf toh koi bhi spinner bina bowling kiye bhi match jeet sakta hai kyunki unki team mein consistency dhoondna murgi ke daant dhoondne jaisa hai. ECB ka multi-year contract system bhale hi Jonny Bairstow ke case mein backfire kar gaya ho par Shoaib Bashir jaise youngsters ko security dena ek long-term dominance ki nishani hai. Humari nazar mein yeh Shoaib Bashir ke liye ek bada mauka hai khud ko dobara prove karne ka.
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