Test cricket ko "save" karne ka thika lene wali England team ab apne hi banaye jaal mein phas chuki hai. Ground par aggressive cricket dikhane ka dindora peetne wale English players shayas ghadi dekhna bhool gaye. Over rate itna sust ki ICC ko beech mein aakar inki class lagani padi. Result? Points table par ek bada gaddha aur jeb par tagdi chot.
To Hua esa hai ki:
The Oval mein England vs New Zealand ke beech khele gaye doosre Test match mein host team ki laparwahi samne aayi hai. Match referee Andy Pycroft ne paya ki England ne tay samay se poore 12 overs kam phenke the. World Test Championship ke naye rules ke mutabik, har ek over short hone par ek point kata jata hai. Isi wajah se England ke khaate se 12 keemti points uda diye gaye hain.
Captain Joe Root, jo Ben Stokes ki absence mein team ki kaman sambhal rahe the, unhone apni galti bina kisi bahas ke maan li hai. Sirf points hi nahi, players ki 50 percent match fee par bhi fine thoka gaya hai. Ye situation tab hai jab England pehle hi ye match 253 runs ke bade margin se haar chuki hai. Series ab 1:1 ki barabari par hai, lekin points table ka ganit inke liye bigad chuka hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- England ab WTC standings mein 9 teams mein se 7th position par khisak gayi hai, jahan unka points percentage mahaj 26.39 hai.
- Is cycle mein ye doosri baar hai jab England ne points gawaye hain: Isse pehle India vs England Lord's Test mein bhi inke 2 points kante gaye the.
- Pichle WTC cycle (2023 to 2025) mein bhi inka record sharmnak tha, jahan inhone slow over rate ki wajah se total 22 points loose kiye the.
- Umpires Nitin Menon aur Adrian Holdstock ne on-field ye report submit ki thi, jise baad mein ICC ne confirm kiya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ko Bazball ka guman itna hai ki wo bhool jate hain ki cricket ke rules sabke liye barabar hain. Professionalism sirf batting mein nahi, field par discipline mein bhi dikhni chahiye. Agar isi raftar se points kat-te rahe, toh England bahut jald table ke bottom par Pakistan ke saath guftagu karti nazar aayegi. Unhe samajhna hoga ki Test cricket clock ke khilaaf bhi ek jung hai. India jaisi top teams hamesha apne schedule par focus karti hain, shayad England ko wahan se kuch seekhne ki zaroorat hai.
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