Cricket fans, kursi ki peti baandh lo kyunki international cricket ka pura map badalne wala hai. Dubai mein ICC ki ek high-profile cricket operations workshop shuru ho chuki hai, jahan 2027 se 2031 tak ka Future Tours Programme (FTP) decide kiya ja raha hai. Agenda ekdum clear hai: Public ko chahiye entertainment, aur entertainment ka matlab hai zyada T20Is aur kam boring bilateral ODIs. Jab duniya fast ho rahi hai, toh cricket piche kyun rahe?
To kahani ye hai ki:
Dubai mein hone wali is meeting mein ICC ke members agle panch saal ka roadmap taiyar kar rahe hain. Halaki final announcement Bali mein hone wali November quarterly meeting mein hogi, lekin insiders ka kehna hai ki Big 3 yaani India, Australia, aur England ne apna hissa pehle hi set kar liya hai. In teeno boards ke beech hone wale matches fixed hain, kyunki revenue toh yahin se aata hai Boss!
Wahin dusri taraf, hamare padosi Pakistan ki halat hamesha ki tarah "beggars can't be choosers" wali hai. Kyunki India vs Pakistan bilateral series ek sapna ban chuki hai, isliye PCB ab England aur Australia ke piche pada hai ki bhai humse hi khel lo. PCB ne England ke khilaaf paanch match ki ODI series toh pakki kar li hai, lekin unka asli maqsad bas calendar bharna hai taaki unhe koi bhool na jaye. Bechare Pakistan ko ab bhi lagta hai ki zyada matches khelne se unki team ki kismat badal jayegi, jabki masla fixtures ka nahi, unki consistency aur pressure handle karne ki kabiliyat ka hai.
Is naye cycle mein T20Is ko as a growth vehicle dekha ja raha hai. ICC ko pata hai ki Associates ko grow karne ke liye T20 hi rasta hai. Bilateral ODIs ko thoda side kiya ja raha hai, lekin fikar mat kijiye, 50-over format mara nahi hai. Members ab 1990s ke style mein Tri-series aur Quadrangular series vapas lane ki baat kar rahe hain taaki ODIs mein jaan foonki ja sake.
Analysis & Numbers
- The Ashes ka schedule lock ho chuka hai: 2027 (England), 2029-30 (Australia), aur 2031 (England).
- Team India 2028 ki shuruaat mein England jayegi aur phir 2029 mein unhe host karegi.
- Los Angeles Olympics 2028 ek bada challenge hai, jahan cricket 128 saal baad vapas aa raha hai. Ye event England ke home season se clash karega.
- World Test Championship (WTC) ko lekar charcha tez hai. Kya isme 9 se badhakar 12 teams hongi? Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, aur Ireland line mein khade hain.
- DRS Technology ke naye vendors laye ja rahe hain taaki Hawk-Eye aur Virtual Eye ki monopoly khatam ho aur tech sasti ho sake.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat ye hai ki ICC ab BCCI ke dikhaye raaste par chal rahi hai. T20Is ka badhna fans ke liye toh lottery hai, lekin players ke workload par sawaal uthenge. Rahi baat Pakistan ki, toh unhe chahiye ki fixtures ki bheek mangne ke bajaye apni team ka standard sudharein. Team India ke saath khelne ka mauka mehnat se milta hai, kismat se nahi. Agle panch saal cricket world mein India ka dabdaba aur badhne wala hai, aur baaki boards ko bas usi ke hisaab se adjust karna hoga.
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