Sachin Tendulkar, jinhone cricket ke maidaan par har bowler ka dil tod diya, aur James Anderson, jo batsmen ke sapne churata raha, unke naam par trophy! Par isme Nawab of Pataudi, jisne Indian cricket ko ek nayi pehchaan di, uska naam kahan? Thodi si shikayat toh banta hai, kyunki Pataudi ka legacy koi chhoti baat nahi.
Par yahan Tendulkar ne dil jeet liya. Unhone BCCI aur ECB se guzarish ki ki Pataudi ka naam zinda rahe. Natija? Pataudi Medal, jo ab series ke jeetne wale captain ko diya jayega. Yeh ek chhota sa kadam hai, par isse Pataudi ke yogdaan ko yaad rakha jayega. Nawab sahab, jinhone 1960s mein Indian team ko overseas jeet dilayi, unki yaad mein yeh medal ek chhoti si shraddhanjali hai. Unhone 46 Tests mein 2793 runs banaye, aur apne style se cover fielding ko redefine kiya.
| Player | Tests | Runs | Average | Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 46 | 2793 | 34.91 | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 53.78 | 51 |
| James Anderson | 188 | 1353 | 8.73 | 0 |
Pataudi ka impact runs ya wickets se nahi, balki leadership se aanka jaata hai. 1967-68 mein Australia ke khilaaf unki captaincy mein India ne pehli baar overseas Test jeeta. Tendulkar, jinhone 1990s mein Pataudi ke saath kaam kiya, jaante the ki unka legacy kisi trophy ke naam se chhota nahi hona chahiye. Isliye unhone yeh suggestion diya, aur BCCI ke secretary Jay Shah ne bhi isme saath diya.
Yeh baat dil ko chhuti hai kyunki cricket ke itihas mein chhote heroes aksar bhula diye jaate hain. Yaad hai 2001 ka Kolkata Test? Tendulkar ke saath VVS Laxman aur Rahul Dravid ne Australia ke 17-Test jeetne ka streak tod diya. Us match mein India ne 171 runs se jeet hasil ki, jabki follow-on khelna pada tha. Aise hi Pataudi ke chhote par gehre prabhav ko bhulaya nahi ja sakta.
Par thodi si khalish bhi hai. Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ka naam sunte hi lagta hai ki bade naam chhote naam ko daba dete hain. Anderson, jinhone 188 Tests mein 704 wickets liye, aur Tendulkar, jinhone 100 centuries thoki, dono mahaan hain. Par Pataudi jaise players, jo apne waqt ke chhote maidaanon par bade sapne dekhte the, unki kahaniyan bhi utni hi zaroori hain. Yeh medal shayad unki kahani ko zinda rakhe, par kya ek medal hi kaafi hai? Shayaad nahi, kyunki cricket ka asli itihas chhote shehron ke maidaanon aur purane heroes ke sangharsh mein bhi chhupa hai.
