Derbyshire ke head coach hone ke wajah se woh Guyana nahi jaa paayenge, jahan Global Super League (GSL) 2025 hone wala hai. Rangpur Riders, jo pichle saal GSL jeet chuke hain, ab Arthur ke virtual zoom calls ke bharose apna title defend karenge. Yeh thodi si khichdi si baat lagti hai, kyunki ek coach ka team ke saath physically hona zaroori hota hai, par Arthur ne faisla kiya hai ki woh Greg Smith ko head coach banayenge, jise woh “fully trust” karte hain.
Lekin chalo, thodi der ke liye is naye tareeke ko mauka dete hain. Arthur ka record koi chhota-mota nahi hai. Unhone South Africa, Sri Lanka, aur Pakistan jaise teams ko coach kiya hai, aur Pakistan ke saath 2017 ICC Champions Trophy bhi jeeta tha, jab Babar Azam aur Shaheen Afridi jaise players ne India ke khilaaf final mein dhoom macha di thi. Rangpur Riders ke squad mein bhi talent ki kami nahi hai. Nurul Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, aur Kyle Mayers jaise players ke saath, yeh team kisi bhi din bade teams ko hara sakti hai. Greg Smith, jo Arthur ke guidance mein kaam karenge, ek experienced coach hain, aur Mohammad Ashraful jaise assistant coach ka saath unhe aur dum deta hai.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Notable Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mayers | 10 | 350 | 8 | 85* off 46 balls (GSL 2024) |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 12 | 20 | 15 | 4/18 vs Guyana (CPL 2023) |
| Nurul Hasan | 14 | 280 | – | 65* in BPL 2023 Playoffs |
Rangpur ka pehla match Guyana Amazon Warriors ke khilaaf 10 July ko hai, aur yeh ek tough challenge hoga. Guyana ke paas Shamar Joseph aur Gudakesh Motie jaise players hain, jo CPL mein dhoom macha chuke hain. Yaad hai 2019 ka CPL final? Guyana ne Barbados Tridents ko 27 runs se hara diya tha, aur Shamar Joseph ne 3 wickets lekar sabko chaunka diya tha. Par Rangpur ke paas bhi dum hai. Unke local players, jaise Mohammad Naim aur Soumya Sarkar, chhote teams ke liye bade heroes ban sakte hain. Yeh wahi teams hain jo bade teams ko hara kar sabko hairan kar deti hain, jaise 2007 World Cup mein Bangladesh ne India ko hara diya tha.
Lekin thodi si chinta toh banta hai. Arthur ka remotely coaching karna kya utna asar karega jitna on-ground hona? Derbyshire ke saath unki commitment toh samajh aati hai, par GSL jaisa tournament, jahan Dubai Capitals aur Hobart Hurricanes jaise teams hain, wahan dur se strategy banana thoda risky hai. Kya Zoom calls se dressing room ka josh banta hai? Yeh dekhna hoga ki Rangpur ka yeh experiment kaamyaab hota hai ya ek aur cricket ka adhoora sapna ban ke reh jaata hai.
