THE best CRICKET match EVER!!!

Okay, I'll be honest- I'm not much of a Cricket fanatic. But this time, it was different. For one, I was terribly bored of studies. Besides that, it was the Twenty20 Final. In addition, it was India V/S none other than, Pakistan. So I decided to gather a group of friends to watch the match. I quote here my exact words-"I'm gonna stay for only about an hour or so... Really have to get back to studies after that!".....Little did I know that the match was gonna be such a thriller that I would end up waiting to watch the presentation too!

THE BEGINNING- The scene- 6 girls(contrary to popular belief that girls don't watch Cricket) and my friend's cute little doggie, FIGO(Trust me, he is the cutest dog on the planet!), watching the match intently...It was a modest start...Gambhir was doin gr8...there were occasional boundaries & all seemed well....Then came the blow- Yuvraj & Dhoni got out for a measly score...Gambhir too lucked out at 75...we were hoping that Pakistan's Umar "GUL" would "DISAPPEAR"! Will India cross 150 runs??? Chances were bleak......

HALF-WAY THRU' THE MATCH- India managed 157...not an impossible target! It was all upto our bowlers now... And SRK comes to watch the match :) :) :)

A CULMINATION OF SORTS- Pakistan was 2 wickets down but their run-rate was soaring! We were pre-occupied with Pizza, Chinese & Coke... Slowly & Steadily their wickets fell, yet,59 off 29 was easily achievable...Then came Misbah-UL-Haq...trying to imitate Yuvraj with his batting prowess...We abandoned the food and took an oath- "If we win, then I eat the rest...If we don't, then feed it to the dog!" 13 runs off 6 balls...2 sixes & they would've almost won...there was panic as Misbah scored a six...then there was a wide...6 runs required from 4 balls...some of us had already given up all hope...the only ray of hope was that Pakistan was 9 wickets down... Jogender bowls... Misbah hits...its in the air...
"NOooooo!!!!!! They've WON!"
"See! I told you they'd win!"
"Hey! That was a wide!"
"OMG! Its going for a six!"
"Yikes! I just bit my fingernail off!"
"Wicket! Wicket! Please take a Wicket!!!"
And as Sreesanth took the catch, there were wild screams of utmost joy, screams that defined victory, screams that celebrated the Indian spirit (we scared poor Figo out of his guts!) Team India had won the match, the T20 cup & restored the pride that they lost at the World Cup! Like I said, it was "THE best CRICKET match EVER!!!" :) :) :)

That Sinking Feeling...

Right when the tension tide was beginning to ebb, I received the dreaded news- CPT results on the 11th! Maybe we should've been taught how to deal with shocks & scares too- CPT paper leaked, re-exam in 3 weeks! Now, results in 3 days & I have NO clue about my plans for articleship, PCC classes, Computer training, F.Y.B.Com...etc.,etc.,etc...

Just went for a shopping trip today...Little did I know that extra-slim 18-yr-olds are not expected to wear formals-be it Indian or Western formals(the shops don't have anything below the plus size!)...That wasn't it though. I completely lost my cool when one of the shopkeepers suggested I go to the KID'S section! Kid's section?!?!?!?! I'm now officially an adult!!! Looking on the bright side though, its nice to get those occasional compliments about being slim...and again, since I still seem to look like a 14-yr-old maybe I won't have to worry when I'm 60!

India plays England today in the final match of the series...I get a good feeling about this! Go Tendulkar! And please don't quit ODI's! The team is nothing without him! Anyway, gotta go watch the match...ChakDe India!(still haven't been able to get that movie outta my mind)



PS- See, I'm back to blogging the way I used to...No preachy sayings or nething of the sort!

This goes out to all those movie stars who've been busy stepping in & out of jails(as convicts) & shrines(as "sincere devotees")...

"To Worship God for the Sake of Gain,
Is to Worship Gain,NOT God..."