Yograj Singh bhi na, kabhi chup hi nahi rehte! Ab unhone Rohit Sharma ko bol diya ke subah 5 baje utho aur 20 kilometer daud lagao, tabhi fit rahoge. Aur sath mein yeh bhi keh diya ke Virat Kohli aur Rohit Sharma ne Test cricket se retirement karke galat kiya. Arre bhai, yeh koi fitness bootcamp hai ya cricket? Yograj ji ko lagta hai ke daudne se hi sab kuch thik ho jayega, jaise 2011 World Cup ke final mein Sachin Tendulkar ne 20 kilometer daud ke hi 97 runs banaye the kya?
Par thodi der ke liye sochte hain. Yograj ka kehna bhi bilkul galat nahi hai. Test cricket, jo cricket ka sabse puraana aur shayad sabse mushkil format hai, usmein fitness toh banta hai. Dekho na, 2003 mein jab India ne Australia ke khilaf Adelaide mein Test jeeta tha, tab Rahul Dravid ne 233 runs thok diye the aur pura din batting ki thi. Aisi lambaai wali innings khelne ke liye dil, dimaag aur jism, sabko ek sath taiyaar rakhna padta hai. Rohit aur Virat, dono hi apne waqt ke bade khiladi hain, par kya unke retirement ka faisla jaldi mein liya gaya?
Ab thodi si tareef bhi kar lete hain. Rohit Sharma, yaani “Hitman”, ne T20 aur ODIs mein toh dhoom macha rakhi hai. Yaad hai 2019 World Cup ka woh 5 shatak wala record? Ek baar nahi, paanch baar shatak! Aur Virat, toh bas unka naam hi kaafi hai. 2018 mein jab India ne England ke khilaf Test series khela, tab Virat ne 593 runs banaye, jisme ek shatak aur do adha-shatak shamil the. Yeh dono khiladi jab form mein hote hain, toh bowlers ke liye kaal ban jate hain. Inke fans ka dil tootna bhi wajib hai jab baat Test retirement ki aati hai.
Lekin ek baat sochne wali hai. Yograj Singh ka yeh daudne wala funda kya sach mein Test cricket ke liye zaroori hai? Ab dekho, Joe Root ya Ben Stokes jaise khiladi, kya woh roz subah 20 kilometer daudte hain? Nahi na! Unka focus technique, mental strength aur strategy par hota hai. India ke naye khiladiyon mein bhi talent ki kami nahi hai. Yashasvi Jaiswal ne 2023 mein West Indies ke khilaf apna pehla Test shatak maara tha, aur Shubman Gill bhi ab Test mein apna naam bana rahe hain. In jawaan khiladiyon ke liye shayad yeh retirement ek mauka hai apne aap ko saabit karne ka.
Phir bhi, Yograj ji ke is bayan ne thodi si khalbalahat toh paida kar di hai. Unka kehna hai ke Rohit aur Virat ko Test se nahi hatna chahiye tha, par kya yeh baat itni simple hai? Cricket ke itihas mein aise kai khiladi hue hain jinhone waqt se pehle ya der se retirement liya. Brian Lara ne jab 2006 mein retirement liya, toh fans ne kitna hungama kiya tha, par West Indies ne phir bhi naye heroes dhoondh liye. Shayad India ke liye bhi yahi waqt hai ke naye khiladi aage aayen.
Magar dil se dil tak baat jati hai, aur fans ka dil toh tootega hi. Rohit aur Virat jaise khiladi har roz nahi aate. Unke jate hi Test team mein ek khali pan toh mehsoos hoga. Yograj Singh ka yeh kehna ke 20 kilometer daudne se sab thik ho jayega, thoda sa filmy lagta hai. Shayad cricket mein fitness ke sath-sath dil aur dimaag ka bhi utna hi role hai. Ab dekhna yeh hai ke India ka agla Test hero kaun banega, ya phir hum bas purane dino ko yaad karte rahenge.
