Song of 1 billion
Well I know it’s a shame being an Indian that I do not watch the game of Cricket. I used to play cricket when I was in childhood and do remember asking for a cricket bat in return of scoring some high marks. But cricket did not fascinate me as stage shows did later. May be that’s the reason I didn’t get into watching cricket.
Whenever I sit with my friends in a tea shop, on compound walls and in bars I will pray that they should not speak about cricket. I will be a dumb and I don’t know any name of the players other than Sachin, Ganguly and Dravid and had to be mum till their talks on cricket get over.
Recently I won 2 tickets to Natwest Series match in
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I got into the cheering mood, waving the Indian flag and blowing a horn while I saw my wife jumping for all the boundaries. I could see the real disappointment in everyone’s face when Sachin got out in 99 and brought back the cheer to the opponents. The match is indeed a memorable match to me as this is the first match I ever saw and fortunately
On the way back home I was thinking how the 1 billion follow and cheer particularly this game. I would say this tempo shooted ‘only’ after winning the 1983 world cup. But it’s disappointing to know that
A female cricket insect is attracted to the songs of a male cricket, arouses and gives him the larvae to cherish. Dear Cricketers, when are you going to hear the song of 1 billion and give them the world cup…..jus like dat!