Mehidy Hasan Miraz, duniya ke number do Test all-rounder, Sri Lanka ke khilaaf doosre Test ke liye wapas aa rahe hain, lekin Nayeem Hasan ne pehle Test mein aisa dhamaka kiya ki ab coach Phil Simmons ke liye team chunna ek jang jeetne jaisa lag raha hai. Colombo ke Singhalese Sports Club mein, jahan Sri Lanka teen seamers ke saath utarne ki soch raha hai, Bangladesh shayad teen spinners ke saath jaye. Par sawal yeh hai—kya Nayeem ko bahar rakhna sahi hoga?
Selection ka Dwand
Mehidy, jo pehle Test mein fever ke wajah se nahi khele, ek world-class all-rounder hain. Unke 205 wickets aur 2068 runs (54 Tests) unki importance dikhate hain. Dusri taraf, Nayeem ne Galle ke draw match mein 6 wickets (5/121 aur 1/29) lekar sabko hairan kar diya. Woh match ka equal-highest wicket-taker tha, aur ab unko drop karna dil todne wala faisla hoga. Simmons ne kaha, “Miraz dono departments mein humein mazbooti deta hai, lekin Nayeem ne Galle mein shandaar kiya. Aisa performance ke baad kisi ko bahar karna mushkil hai.”
| Player | Tests | Wickets | Bowling Avg | Runs | Batting Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehidy Hasan | 54 | 205 | 31.50 | 2068 | 21.54 |
| Nayeem Hasan | 9 | 31 | 34.58 | 208 | 13.86 |
| Taijul Islam | 46 | 192 | 31.78 | 662 | 10.34 |
Pitch aur Strategy
Colombo ka SSC ground aksar seamers ke liye acha raha hai, lekin iss baar pitch ke dry hone ki ummeed hai, jo spinners ko fayda de sakti hai. Bangladesh teen spinners—Mehidy, Nayeem, aur Taijul Islam—ke saath ja sakta hai, jahan Taijul ka left-arm spin variety deta hai. Simmons ne hint diya ki teen spinners khel sakte hain, shayad ek batsman, jaise Jaker Ali, ko sacrifice karke. Yeh strategy yaad dilati hai 2017 ke uss Test ki jab Bangladesh ne Chittagong mein Sri Lanka ke khilaaf teen spinners ke saath khela tha aur Mehidy ne 7 wickets liye the.
Nayeem ka Jadoo aur Mehidy ka Dum
Nayeem, ek 6-foot lamba off-spinner, ne Galle mein seam position badalkar Sri Lanka ke batsmen ko pareshan kiya. Unhone kaha, “Maine ek hi spot pe bowl karne ki koshish ki aur variations ka istemal kiya.” Yeh performance yaad dilata hai Ravichandran Ashwin ke 2015 Sri Lanka tour ka, jahan unhone teen Tests mein 21 wickets liye. Dusri taraf, Mehidy ka all-round contribution, jaise 2022 mein South Africa ke khilaaf 53 runs aur 5 wickets, team ko balance deta hai.
Ummeed aur Chinta
Simmons ka kehna hai ki Galle ka draw team ke liye bada boost hai. “Humne series ke shuru mein hi acha khela, jo hamesha nahi hota,” unhone kaha. Agar Bangladesh teen spinners ke saath jati hai, toh yeh Sri Lanka ke Pathum Nissanka aur Kamindu Mendis jaise batsmen ke liye badi chunauti hogi. Par yeh chinta bhi hai ki agar pitch flat rahi, toh kya yeh spinners 20 wickets le payenge? Sri Lanka ke teen seamers—Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, aur Kasun Rajitha—nayi ball se khatra paida kar sakte hain. Agar Bangladesh ka top order jaldi gir gaya, toh jeet ka sapna phir se door reh sakta hai.
