Sean Abbott First Injury Substitute in Sheffield Shield History | Cricket Australia Rule Change

Sheffield Shield: Cricket Australia ka naya Rule aur Sean Abbott ki Tareekh Sazi

Australian domestic cricket mein ek naye daur ka aaghaz hua hai. New South Wales ke fast bowler Sean Abbott Sheffield Shield match ke dauran injury substitute rule ke tehat replace hone wale pehle khilari ban gaye hain. Yeh waqea Victoria ke khilaf Junction Oval, Melbourne mein khele gaye match mein pesh aaya.

Kya hua tha ground par?

Match ke pehle din, 43rd over mein jab Peter Handscomb ne ek zor-dar straight drive lagayi, toh Sean Abbott ne usay rokne ki koshish ki. Is koshish mein unke seedhe hath ki webbing (skin between fingers) phat gayi. Abbott ko foran maidan se bahar jana para aur unki jagah Charlie Stobo ko ‘injury replacement’ ke tor par shamil kiya gaya.

Naya Rule aur Khilariyon ki Raaye

Cricket Australia (CA) is nayi rule ko Sheffield Shield ke pehle panch rounds mein trial kar raha hai. Is par cricket duniya mein ikhtilafat paye jate hain:

• Peter Handscomb (Victoria): Handscomb is rule ke haq mein nahi hain. Unka kehna hai, ‘First-class aur Test cricket attrition (bardasht) ka khel hai. Injuries khel ka hissa hain aur hamein inke sath deal karna chahiye.’
• Liam Hatcher (NSW): Hatcher ka manna hai, ‘Team ka ek khilari kam hone se behtar hai ke injury substitute ka istemal kiya jaye, khaas tor par jab wicket flat ho.’

Abbott ke liye Aage ka Safar

Yeh chot Abbott ke liye kafi bad-qismat hai kyunki woh Australia ki Ashes squad mein jagah banane ke liye apni form sabit karne ki koshish kar rahe the. Naye rule ke mutabiq, Abbott ko 12 din ka mandatory rest period guzarna hoga. Khush-qismati se, woh 29 October ko India ke khilaf hone wale T20I match ke liye fit ho sakte hain, agar unka hath jaldi recover ho jaye.

Tactical Substitution ka Option

Is rule ke tehat, Victoria ke paas bhi ab apni team mein ek ‘tactical substitution’ (hikmat-e-amli ke tehat badlav) karne ka mouqa hai, lekin woh ise sirf dusre din ke stumps se pehle hi istemal kar sakte hain. Handscomb ne ishara diya hai ke unki team shayad hi is option ko istemal kare kyunki woh apne pehle se chune gaye 11 khilariyon par bharosa rakhte hain.

Cricket Australia ka yeh qadam ICC ke liye ek ahem tajurba sabit ho sakta hai, jo international cricket mein bhi aisi tabdeeliyon par ghour kar rahi hai.