BCCI ne fir se apna dimag lagaya aur junior cricketers ke liye bone test ke niyam badal diye! Haan, wahi purana TW3 method, jisme ek “+1 factor” laga kar players ko age ke chakkar mein season se bahar kar dete the. Ab sochiye, ek chhota sa ladka, jo apne sapne ke peechhe bhaag raha hai, uska career sirf ek mathematical calculation ke wajah se khatam? Bilkul na-insaafi! Par ab BCCI ne thodi si akal dikhayi hai aur ek doosra bone test ka rule laaya hai. Chaliye iske baare mein detail mein jaante hain.
Kya Hai Naya Niyam?
BCCI ne faisla kiya hai ki Under-16 boys aur Under-15 girls ke liye ek additional bone test hoga, agar pehla test unhe “+1 factor” ke wajah se ineligible bana deta hai. Yeh naya niyam TW3 method ke saath kaam karega, jo bone age ko assess karta hai, lekin ab players ko doosra mauka milega apni eligibility prove karne ka.
- Cut-off Age:
- Under-16 boys: 16.4 years ya isse kam
- Under-15 girls: 14.9 years ya isse kam
- Doosra Test: Agar pehla test fail hota hai, toh agle season mein dobara bone test karaya jayega.
- Maqsad: “Yeh isliye kiya ja raha hai ki koi bhi player arithmetical calculation ke wajah se season na miss kare,” ek BCCI source ne kaha.
Yeh naya niyam junior cricketers ke liye ek nayi ummeed hai, jo aksar chhote-chhote towns se aate hain aur bade sapne dekhte hain.
Ek Chhoti Si Jeet: Junior Players ke Liye
Sochiye us chhote se ladke ka, jo apne gaon se nikal kar Under-16 tournament mein khelne ka sapna dekhta hai. Yaad hai na, jab Sachin Tendulkar ne 16 saal ki umr mein international cricket mein debut kiya tha? Unke jaisa talent chhota sa town ya village kahin bhi ho sakta hai. Par agar uska career sirf ek saal ke calculation ke wajah se ruk jaye, toh kitna bada nuksan! Yeh naya niyam un chhote players ke liye ek chhoti si jeet hai, jo bade shehron ke players ke saamne apni jagah banane ki koshish kar rahe hain.
- Fair Chance: Ab players ko scientific assessment ke zariye doosra mauka milega, na ki sirf mathematical ginti ke wajah se out honge.
- Chhote Shehron ka Talent: Yeh niyam un players ke liye faydemand hai jo bade academies ya resources ke bina apna talent dikhate hain, jaise ki Ravindra Jadeja, jo Rajkot se nikal kar Team India ka star bana.
Jab 2007 mein MS Dhoni ke leadership mein India ne T20 World Cup jeeta tha, toh us team mein bhi kai aise players the jo chhote shehron se aaye the. Aise hi, yeh naya niyam chhote shehron ke players ke liye ek nayi shuruaat hai.
Par Kya Yeh Kaafi Hai?
Lekin thodi der ruko! Kya yeh naya niyam sach mein age fraud ko rok payega? Ya fir yeh bhi ek aur kagazi rule ban kar reh jayega? BCCI ke paas itne resources hain, lekin jab baat junior cricket ki aati hai, toh kitne players ab bhi proper facilities ke bina struggle karte hain. Ek bone test toh theek hai, lekin kya coaching, infrastructure, aur opportunities bhi sabke liye barabar hongi? Yaad hai jab 2018-19 mein Ranji Trophy mein North-East ke teams ko add kiya gaya tha, lekin unki performance utni achhi nahi thi kyunki unhe proper support hi nahi mila. Aisa na ho ki yeh naya niyam bhi bas ek dikhawa ban jaye.