England Cricket Team Visits India to Play T20

 The England cricket team is currently in India to play T20 and ODI series. When the Indian team was being announced, the selection committee had two important names in front of it: Dhruv Jarel, the son of a farmer from Kolkata, and Arjun Tendulkar, the son of Sachin Tendulkar. The selection committee decided to include Dhruv Jarel in the team considering the performances of both of them in the recent domestic season. The committee said that although Arjun Tendulkar is related to the pride of India, Sachin Tendulkar, he does not qualify on merit. They said that only when Arjun's merit is less than Dhruv Jarel's, then he will be able to make a place in the team.

The position of the Indian cricket team today is due solely to the selection done on merit. The son of a monster, Mohammad Siraj, who has become India's leading bowler today, and the son of a goal-seller, Jaiswal, who is successful as an opening batsman in India's Test cricket, all have their successes based on merit.

On the other hand, we have examples where merit was ignored. Misbah-ul-Haq's son Faham-ul-Haq joined the U-19 team without merit, while many players who had fulfilled their potential on merit were left behind. Similarly, Moin Khan's son Azam Khan, who was facing difficulties in cricket due to his fitness, was selected for a major event like the T20 World Cup, simply because he is the son of a former cricketer.

These problems reveal the lack of justice in our cricket system. Talented poor players like Sufyan Muqeem are left out of the Champions Trophy squad, while players like Faheem Ashraf, who were completely unknown, suddenly join the team. We ask ourselves why our cricket is going backwards. The answer is very simple: when team selection is not fair, how can there be progress?