Haan, Ahmedabad ke Meghani Nagar mein Air India ka ek London-bound flight, jisme 242 log the, crash ho gaya, aur yeh khabar poore desh ko hila kar rakh diya. Virat ne apni Instagram story pe likha, “Shocked to hear about the plane crash at Ahmedabad today. Praying for all those affected and thoughts with their families.” Theek hai, bhai, dukh vyakt kiya, lekin kya ek story daal kar sab khatam? X pe toh log isse viral kar rahe hain, jaise yeh koi T20 century ho! @PTI_News ne bhi isse share kiya, aur @ZoomTV ne likha ki Virat ne “shock” dikhaya aur affected logon ke liye “strength” bheji. Par sach mein, kya yeh story dil se dil tak pohochti hai, ya bas ek formality hai?
Chalo, thodi der ke liye cricket ke maidan pe chalte hain. Yaad hai jab Virat ne 2011 World Cup mein apni pehli bari kheli thi? Us waqt woh ek naye ladke ki tarah khel raha tha, lekin dil se dil tak pohoch gaya. Ya phir 2016 T20 World Cup mein Australia ke khilaaf uski woh 82* run ki innings, jab har koi uski taareef kar raha tha. Us waqt bhi toh usne na sirf runs banaye, balki poore desh ka dil jeeta. Lekin aaj, jab Ahmedabad mein itna bada hadsa hua, toh kya ek Instagram story hi kaafi hai? Yeh wahi Virat hai jo apne chhote se chhote teammate ke liye maidan pe ladta hai, jaise usne KL Rahul ko support kiya jab woh form mein nahi tha. Rahul ki wajah se hi toh India ne 2023 World Cup mein South Africa ke khilaaf woh shandaar jeet haasil ki thi, jab usne 97* banaye. Virat hamesha chhoti team ya underdog ka saath deta hai, jaise West Indies ke khilaaf 2019 mein, jab usne ek chhoti si team ke bowlers ko bhi respect diya.
Ab thodi si baat dil se dil tak. Yeh hadsa koi chhoti baat nahi hai. Air India ka Boeing 787 Dreamliner, jo London ja raha tha, Ahmedabad ke Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport se takeoff ke kuch hi seconds baad crash ho gaya. Meghani Nagar ke residential area mein yeh hadsa hua, jahan ek medical college ke hostel pe plane gira. 242 logon mein se sirf ek survivor, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, jo seat 11A pe baitha tha, aur emergency exit ke paas hone ki wajah se bach gaya. Baaki 241 logon ka kya? Unke parivaar ka kya? Yeh wahi Ahmedabad hai jahan 1988 mein bhi ek Indian Airlines ka plane crash hua tha, aur us waqt bhi logon ke dil toot gaye the. Virat ka yeh kehna ki woh “shocked” hai, theek hai, lekin jab woh maidan pe apne teammates ke liye dil se ladta hai, toh kya yeh dukh bhi usi dil se nahi nikal sakta?
Lekin yahan thodi si roshni bhi hai. Virat ne apna dukh vyakt kiya, aur yeh ek shuruaat hai. Jaise cricket mein ek chhota sa score bhi game badal sakta hai, waise hi ek chhoti si dua ya ek chhota sa kadam bhi bada farq la sakta hai. Yaad hai jab 2004 Tsunami aaya tha, aur Indian cricket team ne charity matches khele the? Us waqt bhi chhoti si teams jaise Sri Lanka aur Bangladesh ke players ne bhi apna yogdaan diya tha. Virat bhi aisa hi kar sakta hai. Woh apne platform ka use karke, jaise usne COVID ke dauraan kiya tha, fundraisers ya awareness ke liye kaam kar sakta hai. X pe log uski story ko share kar rahe hain, jaise @cricadda07 aur @livemint ne kiya, toh shayad yeh ek shuruaat hai. Ek din shayad woh apne fans ke saath milkar kuch bada kare, jaise usne 2018 mein apne foundation ke through underprivileged kids ke liye kiya tha.
Par ant mein, thodi si baat dil ko chubhti hai. Virat, tu toh maidan ka sher hai, jab baat dil se dil tak jati hai, toh kya sirf ek story hi kaafi hai? Yeh wahi desh hai jahan tu har run ke liye ladta hai, har chhote se chhote moment ko yaadgaar banata hai. Lekin jab itna bada dukh aaya, toh kya ek Instagram story hi tera jawab hai? Haan, tu bada star hai, lekin chhote logon ka dukh bhi toh bada hota hai. Shayaad agli baar jab tu maidan pe utrega, toh us chhote se player ke liye khelega, jo apne parivaar ko is hadse mein kho chuka hai. Thodi si aur himmat, thodi si aur mehnat, Virat. Tu yeh kar sakta hai. Bas ek story se kaam nahi chalega.
