Ashes Series Ki Ibteda: Shuruaat Ek Mazaak Se

Ashes Series Ki Ibteda: Shuruaat Ek Mazaak Se 

Ashes series ki shuruaat 1882 mein hui. England, jo us waqt cricket ka baap samjha jata tha, us ki team ne ghar par Australia se pehli dafa haar ka saamna kiya. London ke "The Oval" ground par 29 August 1882 ko Australia ne England ko sirf 7 runs se hara diya.

Yeh haar England ke liye itni sharmnaak thi ke aik Angrezi akhbaar, The Sporting Times, ne agle din ek mazmoon likha. Is mein likha tha ke "English Cricket mar gayi hai, us ke jism ko jala kar raakh Australia bhej di jaye gi." Isi joke ne is jari ka naam "The Ashes" rakh diya.

"The Ashes" Naam Ka Asal Waqia

Is ke baad England ki team Australia tour par gai. 1882-83 mein, England ki captaincy Hon. Ivo Bligh kar rahe thay. Un ka maqsad tha ke woh Australia se jeet kar woh "raakh" wapis England le aayein. England ne series jeet li aur Australia ki khawateen ne unhein aik chhoti si "urn" (martabaan) bheish ki. Is martabaan ke andar cricket ball ki raakh thi. Aaj bhi woh raakh Lord's Cricket Ground, London mein mehfooz hai. Isi martabaan ki waja se series ka naam "The Ashes" parh gaya.

England vs Australia: Aik Ajeeb Rishta

Ashes cricket ne do mulkon ke rishte ko ajeeb tareeqe se bayaan kiya hai:

· Dushmani: Har match, har series aisi lagti hai jaise jung chhid gayi ho. Dono teams ek doosre ko harane ki koshish mein koi kasar nahi chhodti. Australia ki "win-at-all-costs" aur England ki "never-say-die" spirit mashhoor hai.

· Izzat: Is dushmani ke piche dono teams aik doosre ki bahaduri aur mehnat ki be-panah izzat karti hain.

· Tareekh Ka Bojh: Har player jaanta hai ke woh apne mulk ki 140 saal se zyada purani cricket dastaan ka hissa ban raha hai.

Ashes Tareekh Ke Aham Lamhe (Highlights)

· Sir Don Bradman (Australia): 1930 ki "Bodyline Series" mein unhon ne England ki controversial "bodyline" bowling ka samna kiya. Phir 1948 mein un ki aakhri England tour par, un ki "Invincibles" team ne Ashes jeeti aur England mein ek bhi match nahi hara. Bradman ka Ashes average 99.94 tha – aik aisa record jo aaj tak toot nahi saka.

· Sir Ian Botham (England): 1981 ki series "Botham's Ashes" ke naam se mashhoor hai. Botham ne aik test match ko apne dum par jeet kar series palat di thi.

· Shane Warne (Australia): 1993 mein, un ka pehla ball Ashes cricket mein "Ball of the Century" kehlaya. Unhon ne England ke Mike Gatting ko aisa "googly" phenka ke woh hairan reh gaya. Warne ne England ki batting ko hamesha ke liye darane ka kaam kiya.

· 2005 Ki Series: Is ko tareekh ki behtareen Ashes series mana jata hai. England ne 18 saal baad Ashes wapis hasil ki. Aik match mein siri 2 runs se jeeta. Yeh series itni exciting thi ke poore Europe mein cricket ne dekhne walon ki tadaad mein izafa kiya.

· 2019 Ki Series: Yeh series 2-2 se draw rahi, lekin is ka aakhri test match zabardast thrilling tha. England ne match jeeta aur Ashes apne paas hi rakhi (kionke pehle ki holders hain). Isi match mein Ben Stokes ne England ko jeet ke dilwai – jo Ashes history ki behtareen innings mein se aik hai.

Ashes Ka Ahamiyaat (The Urn)

Woh chhota sa martabaan (urn) cricket ki duniya ka sab se bara izzat samjha jata hai. Is ko jeetna har player ka khwab hota hai. Series jeetne wali team ko aik trophy (jo asal urn ki copy hai) di jati hai, lekin asal raakh wala martabaan hamesha Lord's museum mein hi rehta hai.

Ashes Aaj Kal

Ashes series ab bhi har 2 saal baad kheli jati hai, barabar England aur Australia mein. Is mein 5 Test matches hote hain. Cricket ki duniya mein T20 aur ODI ke daur mein bhi, Ashes Test cricket ki asal rooh ko zinda rakhti hai. Is mein spirit, josh, aur purani dushmani woh cheezein hain jo is series ko khaas banati hain.

Mukhtasir Mein:

Ashes sirf cricket nahi,balki do qaumon ki jaan hai. Yeh woh series hai jahan par dushmani bhi izzat se hoti hai aur dosti bhi dushmani ke saath. Is ki shuruaat ek mazaak se hui, lekin aaj poori cricket duniya is ka intezar karti hai ke "Urn" ke liye England aur Australia ki ladai dekhe.