Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Kissa Cricket Ka Part III

Everybody who has played gully cricket in his life knows the Law of Elevation: If the ball reaches a stationary altitude above sea level which is different than the one you are playing at, it constitutes a wicket.



i.e. If you are playing on a small ground surrounded by buildings, anyone hitting the ball on a terrace/balcony is considered "out". And while playing on a terrace, any ball which reaches "ground level" is "out". And not just "out", the batsman has to go and get the ball...





Now, we were playing at my friend's place, on his terrace (the normal rules: below is out, touch is 1 run, no running needed and one-tup catch-out). After hitting a few shots which ricocheted off the terrace wall, and came back (and that's a six!!!), I got out, and my friend started batting.



First ball, a feather touch, dropped just near the legs, the ball meanders through the gap towards the boundary wall. We are almost sure the ball would not reach the wall, given its speed.



Now, I have already said, that cricket is a game of chance... and some people are even less lucky than a person hit by meteorite.



The ball somehow crawled to the wall. Now, as luck would have it, there was a slight curve at the edge between the terrace floor and the wall. The ball went up the curve gracefully, and in a slow-motion went over the wall...



Perhaps the first time in the history of The Game when the batsman wished somebody had fielded the ball before it reached the ropes...
There were no printable words in the first reaction of the batsman...



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8 comments:

Neihal said...

hahahaha

you guys took ur cricket very seriously, didnt you ;)

okay, I have seen lots of gully cricket, and the fights that followed were sometimes more entertaining than the game itself. :P
at other times the fights meant no cricket for a while. :(

Fleiger said...

@Neihal: We didn't have fights during matches. At most, we would all gang up and heckle the guy who just dropped an easy catch or fumbled an easy fielding...
Taking cricket seriously? Do read the series :D

Anonymous said...

boys are scary lol
hey am shocked to see that news of american univ.
thank goodness u are okay!
take care fleiger-chan-chan :)

Crystal Blur said...

Hey Fleiger,
Thought I should drop a line. Haven't heard from you for awhile. Not doing the usual rounds?

Amey said...

@Nikichan: Why scary?
I am fine... The univ is very close from my univ. It was a tragic day :(
Thanks for the wishes...

@Crystal: Aah, last week of last term... You know what that means, right? So I have turned a virtual lurker...

Crystal Blur said...

Good luck! Hope to see you around as your non-lurking self soon.

SiD said...

hohohoohhoh....Law of elevation.. well my experience with it.. played a damn good shot..but it touched a brick, tossed up and over the wall... the Last line of your post follows!!!!

Keep them coming!!! :)

Amey said...

@Crystal: 2nd May, 10pm... Keep your fingers crossed ;)

@Sid: That happens... Like getting caught on boundary line...