West Indies ke T20I squad ke liye ek bura samachar aaya hai. Unke star left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein aur naye talent Jyd Goolie dono hi England ke khilaf pehle T20I match ke liye team ke saath nahi ja sake, kyunki unhe UK visa nahi mila. Ye dono players Trinidad se hain aur UK ke naye visa niyamon ke karan unka safar ruk gaya. Ye West Indies ke liye ek bada jhatka hai, kyunki team England aur Ireland ke khilaf hone wali T20I series ke liye puri tarah se taiyar thi.
Akeal Hosein ek aisa naam hai jo T20 cricket mein apni alag pehchan rakhta hai. Unki left-arm spin ne kai bar opposition ke batsmen ko pareshan kiya hai. Pichle saal, November 2024 mein, jab West Indies ne England ke khilaf Caribbean mein T20I series kheli thi, Hosein ne apni bowling se sabko prabhavit kiya tha. Unki ICC T20I bowling rankings mein doosri position bhi is baat ka saboot hai. Par ab, visa issues ke karan, unka England ke khilaf opening match mein na khel pana team ke liye ek badi chunauti hai.
Isi tarah, Jyd Goolie, jo ek former West Indies Under-19 player hain, unhe bhi is series ke liye team mein shamil kiya gaya tha. Unka selection ek naye talent ko mauka dene ka sanket tha, jaisa ki West Indies ke coach Darren Sammy ne kaha tha. Goolie ne domestic cricket mein apni batting se dhyan khincha tha, aur unhone Roston Chase jaise senior player ki jagah li thi, jo ab Test captain hain. Par visa ke naye niyamon ne unke sapne ko thodi der ke liye rok diya.
Ye pehli baar nahi hai jab visa issues ne cricket ko prabhavit kiya ho. Yaad kijiye jab pichle saal England ke Shoaib Bashir ko India tour ke liye visa mein deri ka samna karna pada tha. Unhe pehla Test match miss karna pada tha. Aise hi, is saal January mein, England ke Saqib Mahmood ko bhi India ke tour ke liye visa mein deri ka samna karna pada tha. Ye ghatnayein dikhati hain ki visa rules kitne sakht ho sakte hain aur kaise ye players ke career aur team ke plans ko affect kar sakte hain.
Lekin West Indies ke liye sab kuch khatam nahi hua hai. Team mein ab bhi Shai Hope jaisa shandaar captain hai, aur Jason Holder aur Andre Russell jaise bade naam bhi wapas aaye hain. In dono ne pichle kuch samay mein team ke liye shandaar pradarshan kiya hai, khaskar Russell ne apni explosive batting aur bowling se T20 cricket mein apna dabdaba banaya hai. 2022 ke T20 World Cup mein bhi West Indies ne dikha diya tha ki wo bade maukon par lad sakte hain, jab unhone Australia mein kuch memorable performances di thi.
Squad mein aur bhi talent hai. Shimron Hetmyer aur Rovman Powell jaise batsmen kisi bhi bowling attack ko dhwasth kar sakte hain. Alzarri Joseph aur Gudakesh Motie jaise bowlers bhi team ko ek balanced look dete hain. Ye players milkar is kami ko pura kar sakte hain aur England ke khilaf ek zabardast performance de sakte hain. West Indies ka coaching staff, jismein Darren Sammy, Floyd Reifer aur Ravi Rampaul shamil hain, team ko ek nayi urja ke saath taiyar kar raha hai.
Fir bhi, ye baat dil ko chhuti hai ki Akeal Hosein aur Jyd Goolie jaise players administrative issues ke karan apna talent dikha nahi pa rahe hain. UK ke naye visa rules, jo ab Trinidad and Tobago jaise countries ke liye bhi sakht ho gaye hain, ne cricket jaise global sport ke liye nayi pareshaniyan khadi kar di hain. Ye rules shayad illegal immigration ko rokne ke liye banaye gaye hain, par inka asar cricket jaise khel par bhi pad raha hai. Cricket West Indies ab bhi in players ke visa ke liye koshish kar raha hai, par kya wo agle matches ke liye team se jud payenge, ye abhi anishchit hai.
Aakhir mein, ye ghatna ek baar fir se humein yaad dilati hai ki cricket sirf khel ka maidan tak seemit nahi hai. Bahari factors, jaise visa aur politics, bhi is khel ko prabhavit karte hain. West Indies ke fans abhi bhi umeed lagaye baithe hain ki Hosein aur Goolie jaldi hi team se judenge, par tab tak team ko apni puri taakat ke saath aage badhna hoga. Ye series na sirf ek cricketing challenge hai, balki ek aisa mauka bhi hai jahan West Indies apni himmat aur talent dikha sakti hai.
