Cricket, the game India swears for. The game that sends people in a trance. The game that is discussed from newspapers to local trains.
Cricket, the gentleman's game. Cricket.. what?
I remember the days when these guys in my building would try and convince me into playing cricket. I would often be handed a bat and be bowled to. I would, however, keep staring at the ball and more often than not, hold the bat downside up.
And I ran like a lady carrying a pair of quadruplets. I could never finish a run - and was almost always the one who got out on a duck.
I started avoiding the game - because I would be the person people did not want in their team. That's when I decided I did not want to be on the team!
So when someone says 'cricket', the first thing I visualize is an insect that is known to sing at nights!
Cricket, the gentleman's game. Cricket.. what?
I remember the days when these guys in my building would try and convince me into playing cricket. I would often be handed a bat and be bowled to. I would, however, keep staring at the ball and more often than not, hold the bat downside up.
And I ran like a lady carrying a pair of quadruplets. I could never finish a run - and was almost always the one who got out on a duck.
I started avoiding the game - because I would be the person people did not want in their team. That's when I decided I did not want to be on the team!
So when someone says 'cricket', the first thing I visualize is an insect that is known to sing at nights!
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