Ek aisa khel jahan khiladi apne dum par duniya jeet lete hain, par jab baat coaching ki aati hai, toh wahi veer paani ke bulbule ban jate hain. Sach mein, cricket ke itihas mein aise kai naam hain jo maidan par toh sheron ki tarah dhaadte the, lekin dugout mein aake unka dum nikal gaya. Aaj hum teeno aise maharathiyon ki baat karenge jo khiladi ke roop mein toh sitare the, par coach banke kisi ka dil nahi jeet paye. To chaliye, inki kahani shuru karte hain, thodi si mazaak ke saath, thodi si taareef ke saath, aur thodi si afsos ke saath.
Greg Chappell: Bharat Ka Sapna Tootne Wala Coach
Greg Chappell, Australia ke woh naam jo 1970s mein bowlers ke sapno ka kaal tha. 7112 Test runs, 24 shatak, aur ek aisa andaaz jo har bowler ko rula deta tha. Yaad hai 1975 ka Ashes, jab Chappell ne England ke bowlers ko apne bat se aisa nachaya ki unki team 4-1 se jeeti? Ya phir 1981 ka woh Test jahan unhone 114 runs banaye jab Australia ke liye sab kuch bikhar raha tha? Yeh tha Chappell ka jadoo. Par jab yeh jadoo Indian team ke coach ke roop mein 2005 mein aaya, toh laga jaise koi horror movie shuru ho gayi.
Chappell ka daur Indian cricket ke liye ek nightmare tha. Unhone socha ki Indian team ko apne Australian style mein dhal denge. Senior khiladion jaise Sourav Ganguly ko team se bahar kar diya, aur yuva khiladion par itna dabav dala ki team ka morale hi toot gaya. 2007 World Cup mein toh hadd hi ho gayi jab India group stage mein hi bahar ho gayi, Bangladesh aur Sri Lanka se haar ke. Fans toh aise naraaz the jaise kisi ne unka dil tod diya ho. Chappell ke experiments, jaise Rahul Dravid ko number 5 par bhejna ya Irfan Pathan ko batting order mein upar dhakelna, bilkul flop hue. Haan, yeh sach hai ki Chappell ne kuch naye khiladi, jaise Suresh Raina aur RP Singh, ko mauka diya, aur unke ideas shayad lambi race ke liye the. Par Indian cricket ke fans ko instant results chahiye the, aur Chappell ka style unke gale nahi utra.
Lekin ek baat toh manni padegi. Chappell ne himmat dikhayi thi. Ek aisa coach jo apne vision par itna yakeen karta ho, woh har kisi mein nahi hota. Unhone Indian cricket ko ek nayi disha dikhane ki koshish ki, chahe woh galat hi kyun na ho. Par afsos, cricket mein sirf himmat kaam nahi aati. Chappell ka yeh sapna toot gaya, aur woh Indian cricket ke itihas mein ek villain ki tarah yaad kiye jate hain. Kya karein, jab coach banne ka time aaya, toh unka bat bhi chala nahi aur ball bhi slip ho gaya.
Kapil Dev: World Cup Jeetne Wala, Par Coaching Mein Haarne Wala
Kapil Dev, woh naam jo har Indian cricket fan ke dil mein basta hai. 1983 World Cup ka woh hero, jiske 175 not out ne Zimbabwe ke khilaaf match palat diya tha. Yaad hai woh catch, jab Kapil ne Viv Richards ko out kiya final mein? 434 Test wickets, 5248 runs, aur ek aisa josh jo team ko hamesha buland rakhta tha. Kapil toh ek aisa khiladi tha jiski misal di jati hai. Par jab yeh 1999 mein Indian team ka coach bana, toh laga jaise koi superhero apni powers kho baitha ho.
Kapil ka coaching tenure toh ek tragedy thi. Team already Greg Chappell ke pehle hi ek crisis se guzar rahi thi, aur Kapil ke aane se kuch khas farak nahi pada. Unka tenure sirf ek saal ka tha, lekin isme team ne koi badi series nahi jeeti. 2000 mein South Africa ke khilaaf Test series mein India 2-0 se haara, aur ODI mein bhi team ka performance average tha. Kapil ke khilaaf yeh bhi ilzaam laga ki woh apne khiladion ke saath connect nahi kar paye. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, aur Rahul Dravid jaise bade khiladi team mein the, par Kapil unke saath ek cohesive unit nahi bana paye. Sabse bada jhatka toh tab laga jab unpar match-fixing ke ilzaam lage, jo baad mein safai se khatam hue, par unki reputation ko dhakka laga.
Par thodi der ke liye sochiye. Kapil ek aise khiladi the jo maidan par apne action se team ko jeet dilate the. Shayad unka coaching style bhi waisa hi tha – khud khel ke dikhane wala. Par coaching mein toh baat dil se dil tak jati hai, tactics aur man-management ke zariye. Kapil ka dil toh bada tha, aur unhone team ke liye apna 100% diya. Unka yeh sochna ki woh apne khiladion ko apne jaisa josh de sakte hain, ek sundar vichar tha. Par afsos, cricket ka yeh maidan coaching ke dugout se alag hota hai. Kapil ka yeh daur unke career ka ek dhabba ban gaya, aur woh coaching ke sheron ke jungle mein ek khamosh sa shikari ban ke reh gaye.
Ian Chappell: Commentary Mein Raja, Coaching Mein Fika
Ian Chappell, Greg ka bada bhai, aur Australia ka woh captain jiske samne koi nahi tikta tha. 1960s aur 1970s mein Ian ne apne aggressive captaincy aur solid batting se cricket ko ek naya roop diya. 5345 Test runs, 14 shatak, aur ek aisa attitude jo opposition ko hila deta tha. 1975 Ashes mein unki captaincy ke samne England ke paon ukhad gaye the. Ian ka yeh style tha ki woh team ko apne saath leke chalta tha, chahe woh Dennis Lillee ho ya Jeff Thomson. Par jab coaching ki baari aayi, toh Ian ka yeh jadoo kahan chala gaya?
Ian ne South Australia ke liye coaching ki, par unka tenure koi khaas nahi tha. Unki coaching ke daur mein South Australia ne koi bada title nahi jeeta, aur unka impact bhi limited raha. Ian ka problem yeh tha ki woh apne khiladion ko apna aggressive style thopne ki koshish karte the, jo har khiladi ke liye fit nahi baithta tha. Unka yeh sochna ki har khiladi unke jaisa fearless ho sakta hai, shayad thoda impractical tha. Cricket ke itihas mein aisa koi bada example nahi jahan Ian ke coaching ne kisi team ko badla ho. Haan, commentary box mein toh woh ab bhi sheron ki tarah garajte hain, par coaching ke maidan mein unka sur kafi fika tha.
Lekin ek baat toh hai. Ian Chappell ek aisa shaks tha jiska cricket ke prati junoon kisi se kam nahi tha. Unki captaincy ne Australia ko ek nayi pehchan di, aur shayad woh apne coaching career mein bhi wahi karna chahte the. Unka yeh passion, ki cricket ko aur aggressive aur entertaining banaya jaye, dil jeetne wala tha. Shayad agar unko thoda aur time milta, ya thodi aur flexibility hoti, toh baat kuch aur hoti. Par kya karein, cricket ke is khel mein coaching ek alag hi jung hai. Ian Chappell jaise bade khiladi bhi is jung mein apna jhanda nahi gaad paye, aur unka coaching career ek bhoola-bhoola sa adhyay ban ke reh gaya.
Antim Vichar: Cricket Ka Sach
Yeh teeno – Greg Chappell, Kapil Dev, aur Ian Chappell – cricket ke maidan par toh devta the, par coaching ke dugout mein unka suraj doob gaya. Inki kahani ek sabak deti hai: khiladi banna ek baat hai, par coach banna bilkul alag. Cricket ke is khel mein, jahan har din ek naya imtehaan hota hai, yeh teeno apne coaching ke imtehaan mein nakam rahe. Inke sapne, inki koshishen, sab kuch tha, par natija? Ek khali panna. Shayad cricket ka yahi sach hai – jo maidan par raja hota hai, woh hamesha dugout ka raja nahi ban sakta.
