Harshit Rana ki injury ne badha di Team India ki tension, kya Mohammed Siraj ki hogi T20 World Cup mein entry? World Cup sar par hai aur India ke liye ek buri khabar samne aa rahi hai. Harshit Rana, jo apni speed aur wicket-taking ability se selectors ki pehli pasand bane huye the, ab shayad is bade tournament se bahar ho chuke hain. 4 February ko South Africa ke khilaaf warm-up match ke dauran unhe knee injury hui, aur unhe dard mein karahate huye field se bahar jaate dekh kar fans ka dil baith gaya. Ab khabrein toh yahan tak hain ki Harshit ko surgery karwani pad sakti hai. BCCI ne abhi tak koi final statement nahi diya hai, par team ke andar ki halchal bata rahi hai ki mamla serious hai.
Suryakumar Yadav ne kya kaha?
Captain Suryakumar Yadav ne Colombo mein press conference ke dauran thoda sambhal kar baat ki, par unki baaton mein chinta saaf dikh rahi thi. Surya ne kaha, "Harshit abhi puri tarah bahar nahi huye hain, physios unhe check kar rahe hain, par sach kahun toh halat achhi nahi lag rahi." Surya ne ye bhi saaf kar diya ki Harshit ke na hone se team ka combination bigad jayega. Harshit No. 9 par batting bhi kar lete hain, aur Surya ka manna hai ki agar wo nahi hote, toh top-order batsmen ko apni zimmedari double karni padegi.
Kaun lega Harshit Rana ki jagah?
Selectors ke paas ab teen bade naam hain jin par discussion chal raha hai:
- Mohammed Siraj: Siraj ne July 2024 ke baad se koi T20I nahi khela hai, par unka experience unhe sabse bada contender banata hai. Jab pressure wala match hota hai, toh Siraj jaisa purana chawal hi kaam aata hai.
- Khaleel Ahmed: Agar team ko left-arm angle chahiye, toh Khaleel ek solid option hain. Unka economy rate thoda high rehta hai, par wo powerplay mein wickets nikalne ka dum rakhte hain.
- Prasidh Krishna: Agar pitch par extra bounce aur pace ki zarurat padi, toh Prasidh Krishna ko bulaya ja sakta hai. Halaki unhone sirf 5 T20Is khele hain, par unka lamba qad (height) batsmen ke liye mushkil paida kar sakta hai.
Editor’s Take: Kya Siraj hi sahi choice hain?
Dekha jaye toh Harshit Rana ka bahar hona India ke liye ek bada setback hai. Wo ek aise bowler hain jo wicket toh lete hi hain, saath hi unka aggression opposition ko backfoot par rakhta hai. Siraj experience toh laayenge, par T20 format mein unka recent form thoda sawalon ke ghere mein raha hai. Khaleel aur Prasidh options toh hain, par kya wo World Cup jaise bade stage par Harshit wala 'X-factor' de payenge? Mere hisaab se, selectors Siraj ke experience ke saath hi jayenge kyunki naye player ke saath itna bada risk lena shayad is waqt sahi na ho. Ground reality ye hai ki Harshit ki kami fielding aur lower-order batting mein bhi mehsoos hogi. Ab dekhna ye hai ki BCCI kab tak official replacement announce karti hai. Aapko kya lagta hai, kisse milna chahiye mauka?