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Aik Anokha Safar: Greenskeeper se International Cricketer
Cricket ki duniya mein aksar hum un khiladiyon ki kahaniyan sunte hain jo bachpan se hi academies mein train hote hain aur jin ka wazifa sirf khelna hota hai. Lekin New Zealand ke left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox ki kahani bilkul alag aur hairat angez hai. Sirf aik saal ke arsay mein unhon ne domestic cricket se national team tak ka safar tay kiya hai, aur ye safar unhon ne kisi khwab ki tarah nahi, balki haqeeqat pasandana mehnat se tay kiya hai.
Zindagi ki Haqeeqat aur Rozgaar
Jab Lennox ka LinkedIn profile social media par viral hua, to log ye dekh kar hairan reh gaye ke unhon ne sirf cricket hi nahi kheli, balki apni zarooriyaat puri karne ke liye kayi mukhtalif tarah ke kaam bhi kiye hain. Lennox ka kehna hai, ‘Professional cricketers ko aksar saal mein sirf 7 se 8 mahine ke contract milte hain, is liye mujhe guzara karne ke liye doosre peshon ka sahara lena para.’
Unhon ne England aur Australia mein cricket kheli, lekin wahan unka waqt sirf pitch par nahi guzra. Australia mein unhon ne golf course par ‘greenskeeper’ ke tor par kaam kiya, jahan unka kaam ghaas kaatna tha. Jab unse pucha gaya ke kya wo golf ke shaukeen hain, to unhon ne muskura kar jawab diya, ‘Mujhe golf bilkul pasand nahi aur na hi main is mein acha hoon, ye sirf mere cricket career ko support karne ka aik zariya tha.’
Cricket mein Kamyaabi aur Shauq
Technician aur laboratory mein kaam karne ke baad, aaj unka title fakhr se ‘Full-time cricketer’ hai. Lennox ke mutabiq, unka ye safar asaan nahi tha. Unhon ne 6 saal domestic cricket mein mehnat ki aur aakhir kaar January mein India ke khilaf series mein unhe wo break mila jis ka wo intezar kar rahe the. 25 saal ki umar mein, jab kuch khiladi retire hone ka sochte hain, Lennox ka maanna hai ke unka asli safar to ab shuru hua hai.
Left-arm spin ka hunar: Lennox ka kehna hai ke left-arm spinner ke tor par waqt ke sath tajurba aur barh jata hai. ‘Pichle kuch saalon mein, main ne apni bowling ke technical pahluon ko samjha hai aur main jan gaya hoon ke apni skills ko kaise istemal karna hai.’
Icons se Mutasir aur Future ka Azm
Bangladesh ke doray par, jahan spin bowling ko bohot ahmiyat di jati hai, Lennox ne apne idols ka zikr kiya. Unhon ne bataya ke wo Ravindra Jadeja se bohot mutasir hain aur unke khilaf khelna aik shandaar tajurba tha. Is ke sath sath, unhon ne Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Al Hasan ki bhi tareef ki. ‘Main ne aik zamane mein Shakib ko bohot follow kiya hai. Wo waqai aik match-winner hain aur main ne unke khel se bohot kuch seekha hai.’
Jab unse pucha gaya ke kya wo kabhi apne purane rozgaar ki taraf lautenge, to Lennox ne sirf muskuraya aur kaha, ‘Shayad… kaun jaanta hai ke mustaqbil mein kya chupa hai?’ Lekin filhal, unka poora tawajjuh sirf aur sirf apni cricket par hai. Lennox ki ye kahani hamein sikhate hai ke agar azm-e-samil ho, to insaan kisi bhi mushkil halaat se nikal kar apni manzil hasil kar sakta hai. Unka safar sirf aik cricketer ka nahi, balki aik aam insaan ki kamyaabi ki misaal hai jo apne sapnon ke liye kisi bhi had tak jane ko tayyar tha.
