Yorkshire Cricket Club ki halat filhal us student jaisi ho gayi hai jo exam se pehle kisi bhi tution teacher ko pakadne ko taiyaar hai. Jab Australian star Will Sutherland shoulder injury ki wajah se bahar huye, toh Yorkshire ko kisi aise player ki talaash thi jo batting aur bowling dono sambhaal sake. Aur unhe mila kaun? Pakistan ke legendary inconsistency king Faheem Ashraf. England ke maidanon par ab thoda desi tadka lagega, lekin sawal yeh hai ki kya Faheem wahan tik paayenge ya bas ek aur 'tourist' ban kar reh jayenge?
The Inner Story : Asli Maajra
Doston, Yorkshire ne Faheem Ashraf ko Vitality Blast ke liye sign kiya hai. Itna hi nahi, yeh 32 saal ke all-rounder sahab County Championship ke do rounds mein bhi apni kismat azmayenge. Faheem ka arrival 22 May ko Nottinghamshire ke khilaaf hone wale opening match se pehle hoga. Yorkshire ki team filhal ek chhota sa 'Mini Pakistan' banti ja rahi hai kyunki wahan pehle se hi Hasan Ali maujood hain. Hasan Ali ko bhi Naveen-ul-Haq ke piche hatne ke baad replacement ke taur par bulaya gaya tha. Matlab Yorkshire mein jo bhi aa raha hai, woh kisi na kisi ka 'Plan B' ya 'Plan C' hi hai.
Is baar Yorkshire ki kaman Jonny Bairstow ke haath mein hogi kyunki Dawid Malan ne Gloucestershire ka rukh kar liya hai. Team mein Moeen Ali jaisa bada naam bhi shamil hai. Faheem ke liye yeh bada mauka hai, lekin unka record dekhte huye Yorkshire ke fans thode dare huye toh zaroor honge. Pakistan mein inhe aksar 'Ben Stokes' se compare kiya jata hai, lekin aksar inka performance match ke bajaye social media memes mein zyada dikhta hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Faheem Ashraf ne Pakistan ke liye 85 T20Is khele hain, jisme unka experience kaafi vast hai.
- Hali hi mein woh PSL history ke dusre aise player bane hain jinhone 1000 runs aur 100 wickets ka double poora kiya hai.
- Vitality Blast mein unka kaam lower-order mein aakar bade hits lagana aur beech ke overs mein wicket nikalna hoga.
- Isse pehle Faheem Northants aur Sussex ke liye bhi khel chuke hain, isliye England ki conditions unke liye nayi nahi hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Yorkshire ka Faheem ko sign karna ek gambit hai. Jab aapka primary target Will Sutherland injury se bahar ho jaye, toh aap safe option dhundte hain. Faheem experienced zaroor hain, par unki consistency hamesha ek mystery rahi hai. Pakistan ke players ke liye England ki county cricket ek retirement home ya phir form wapas paane ka zariya ban gayi hai. Agar Faheem ne wahan wickets liye aur runs banaye, toh theek, warna PCB ke baaki players ki tarah yeh bhi bas Headingley ki thandi hawa kha kar wapas aa jayenge. Yorkshire ko knockout tak pahunchne ke liye Faheem ke 'tukke' nahi, balki solid performance ki zaroorat hai.
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