Cricket ki duniya mein jab bhi Australia ka naam aata hai, toh unka "Elite Honesty" wala mukhauta aksar utar jata hai. Saal 2018 ka woh Sandpapergate scandal ek baar phir se surkhiyon mein hai. Jab sabko laga tha ki raakh thandi ho chuki hai, tabhi Usman Khawaja ne apni nayi kitab "Sabr" ke zariye ek naya bamb foda hai. Khawaja ka dawa hai ki us din Newlands mein jo hua, usme puri team shamil thi. Lekin ab purane coach Darren Lehmann ne maidan mein utar kar Khawaja ke inn dawo ko kharij kar diya hai. Lehmann ka saaf kehna hai: Yeh sab sirf kitab bechne ke liye kiya ja raha hai.
The Guru Story: Khawaja ka Expose aur Lehmann ka Defense
Jab Usman Khawaja ne Nine newspapers ko diye interview mein kaha ki "It was all of us" (Hum sab isme shamil the), toh Australian cricket mein bhuchal aa gaya. Khawaja ne allege kiya hai ki sandpaper ka istemal sirf teesre Test mein nahi, balki Port Elizabeth mein huye doosre Test mein bhi discuss aur use kiya gaya tha. Yeh ek bada Unfiltered khulasa hai jo Cricket Australia ki purani investigation par sawal khade karta hai.
Ab is par react karte huye Darren Lehmann ne ABC Grandstand se baat karte huye kaha ki unhe aisi kisi discussion ki koi jankari nahi thi. Lehmann ne maana ki ball-tampering pichle 150 saal se cricket ka hissa rahi hai aur reverse swing ke liye sab kuch na kuch karte hain, lekin sandpaper wala kaand sabki jankari mein tha, isse unhone saaf inkar kar diya. Unhone yahan tak keh diya ki Usman Khawaja ne shayad yeh sab isliye likha hai kyunki "Books are there to sell" aur unhe iske liye moti rakam mil rahi hogi.
Dilchasp baat yeh hai ki Darren Lehmann ne yeh bhi saaf kiya ki Cameron Bancroft us waqt jis coach se baat kar rahe the, woh Lehmann nahi the. Saath hi, unhe Khawaja ki us dressing room speech ka bhi koi yaad-daasht nahi hai jisme collective responsibility lene ki baat kahi gayi thi. Yaad dilate chalein ki us waqt sirf Steve Smith, David Warner aur Cameron Bancroft ko hi ban kiya gaya tha.
Analysis & Numbers: Kya Chupa Raha Hai Australia?
- Saal 2018 mein South Africa ke khilaf Newlands Test mein sandpaper ka istemal pakda gaya tha.
- Investigation ke baad sirf 3 players ko sanction kiya gaya, jabki Khawaja ka dawa hai ki puri team ko sab pata tha.
- Darren Lehmann ne is hadse ke baad 4 mahine tak ghar se bahar nahi nikalne ka dukh jataya hai, jo unki mental state batata hai.
- Khawaja ne Pat Cummins aur Cricket Australia ke CEO Todd Greenberg ko pehle hi inform kar diya tha, lekin Lehmann ko koi text tak nahi kiya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, Australia ki "Elite Honesty" hamesha se ek joke rahi hai. Jab Usman Khawaja jaise senior player keh rahe hain ki sabko pata tha, toh isme dum toh hai. Lehmann ka yeh kehna ki "ball-tampering 150 saal se ho rahi hai" sirf apne gunaho par parda dalne jaisa hai. Jab Indian players par ungli uthani hoti hai, tab yeh Aussies bade moral grounds ki baat karte hain, lekin jab khud ki baari aayi toh "individual case by case" keh kar nikal gaye. Khawaja ki kitab "Sabr" ne Australian cricket ke ghaav phir se hare kar diye hain, aur yeh drama abhi lamba chalega.
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