Dono hi apne waqt ke superstar hain, lekin jab baat captaincy ki aati hai, toh log bolte hain, “Arre, yeh captaincy ka bojh inke bat ko kyun kamzor kar deta hai?” Chalo, thodi si khurafati nazar se shuru karte hain, aur dekhte hain kya sach hai.
Captaincy ka “shraap”?
Jab Virat Kohli ne Bharat ke liye captaincy ki, toh unke fans kehte the, “King Kohli sab sambhal lega!” Lekin IPL mein Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ke saath unki kahani thodi si udaas rahi. 144 IPL matches mein captain ke roop mein, Virat ne 66 jeet dilayi, lekin ek bhi IPL trophy nahi jeeti. Haan, woh IPL ke sabse bade run-scorer hain, 8111 runs ke saath, aur unka average 38.25 hai, strike rate 131.97 ke saath. Par jab trophy ki baat aati hai, toh RCB ka khata khali hai. Log kehte hain captaincy ka pressure unke batting pe bhaari pada. 2016 ka IPL final yaad hai? RCB ke paas mauka tha, lekin Sunrisers Hyderabad ne unhe hara diya. Virat ne us season mein 973 runs banaye the, par captain ke roop mein woh trophy nahi utha sake.
Ab Rohit Sharma ki baat karte hain. Mumbai Indians (MI) ke saath unki captaincy toh jaise sona ugalti hai! 158 matches mein 87 jeet, aur 5 IPL trophies! Yeh record kisi bhi captain ke liye shandar hai. Par thodi si khurafat yahan bhi hai – jab Rohit Bharat ke captain bane, toh unke IPL runs thodi si kam hui. 2021 se 2024 tak, jab woh full-time Indian captain the, unka IPL average 30 ke aaspaas raha, jabki Virat ka usi dauraan 40 ke upar tha. Kya yeh captaincy ka pressure tha, ya bas form ka khel? Log toh kehte hain, “Rohit ke dimaag mein itne strategies chalte hain ki bat thodi si dheeli pad jaati hai.”
Ek naya nazariya: Captaincy ka jadoo
Par ruko, zara socho. Captaincy koi shraap nahi, balki ek mauka hai apne aap ko naye roop mein dikhane ka. Virat Kohli jab Indian captain the, toh Test cricket mein unhone Bharat ko duniya ka number one banaya. 68 Tests mein 40 jeet, yeh koi mamuli baat nahi! Unki aggressive approach aur fitness ka junoon ne team ko ek nayi disha di. IPL mein bhi, unke runs ka silsila kabhi ruka nahi. 2023 mein, jab woh captain nahi the, unhone 639 runs banaye, aur 2024 mein toh 542 runs ke saath orange cap bhi jeeti. Yeh dikhata hai ki captaincy chhodne ke baad unka bat aur chamka.
Rohit bhi kam nahi hai. Jab woh Indian captain bane, toh unhone T20 World Cup 2024 jeeta, aur Champions Trophy 2025 bhi apne naam kiya. IPL mein bhi, unki captaincy ne MI ko ek alag hi level par pahunchaya. 2013 mein jab unhone MI ki captaincy sambhali, toh team ne pehli baar IPL jeeta. Unka calm approach aur tactical decisions ne team ko har baar playoff tak pahunchaya. Haan, thodi si kami unke batting mein dikhi, lekin unke leadership ne team ko itna strong banaya ki players jaise Jasprit Bumrah aur Hardik Pandya chamak uthe.
Chhote khiladi, bada asar
Yeh baat sirf Rohit aur Virat tak seemit nahi hai. Dekho MS Dhoni ko. Unhone Chennai Super Kings ko 4 IPL titles dilaye, aur Indian captain ke roop mein 2007 T20 World Cup aur 2011 ODI World Cup jeeta. Unka average bhi IPL mein 39.13 raha, jo dikhata hai ki captaincy aur batting dono ko woh balance kar sake. Ab thodi si nazar RCB aur MI ke doosre khiladiyon par. RCB mein AB de Villiers jaise batsman the, lekin team ka balance kabhi perfect nahi raha. MI mein, Rohit ke saath Pollard aur Bumrah jaise match-winners the, jinhone unki captaincy ko aur mazboot kiya.
Thodi si chhedkhani phir se
Lekin phir bhi, baat wahi aati hai – kya captaincy sach mein IPL form ko chot pahunchati hai? Virat ke saath shayad thodi si baat banti hai, kyunki unke captaincy ke dauraan RCB kabhi trophy nahi jeet saki. Rohit ke saath yeh baat thodi halki hai, kyunki unki trophies bolti hain. Par jab Indian captaincy ka bojh dono ke kandhon par tha, toh dono ke IPL stats mein thodi si girawat dikhi. Kya yeh keval coincidence hai, ya sach mein captaincy ka pressure inhe IPL mein thodi si kamzori deta hai? Shyad yeh sawal hamesha cricket fans ke beech ek mazedaar bahas rahega, jahan na Rohit haar manega, na Virat.
