Sunday, December 27, 2009

what happened mid pitch at the Feroz Shah Kotla

background: An innocuous from Sudip Tyagi was spat out by the pitch as it reached eight feet. Sangakkara seemed to have had enough with something. The score 85/5 with all batsmen back in the pavilion, none of them because of the pitch.
Conversation
MSD,Sanga,ME-Marais Erasmus and SKT: Sk Tarapore.

Sanga runs in before the next ball is bowled.
SKT:U cant take Mendis' gage(turn to bat) because you play a little better.
Sanga:No, the Lankan lions want to speak to MSD, give me a minute
MSD:What is it? you want to waste time so I get banned for more matches?
Sanga:No,no, why is Ishant Sharma not there? I thought we agreed before the tournament that Ishant and Nehra will play every game? the Lankan Lions are not happy.
MSD:And we also agreed Jayawardane and Mendis will, why cant we just continue the game Sanga?
Sanga:Ah ok, listen I find this pitch too dangerous to bat on. The lankan lions' batsman are in danger.
MSD:hmm.. I wonder what you were doing till 23 overs were bowled, you didnt know that while you were batting? not till 5 wickets fell.
Sanga:Wait, see you saw the last wicket to fall. It was a run out. Samaraweera knew damn well Raina wouldnt hit, Raina just flicked it and it hit the stumps after an uneven bounce. Do you really think we should play here? Where Indians effect direct hits? i mean WTF?
MSD:Ok chill, listen I will bowl only my spin bowlers, and only Nehra and Zaheer will try throwing down stumps.
Sanga:Ok spin bowlers; only Nehra and Praveen and Jadeja can bowl.
MSD:Dont tease Nehra ass, see Praveen is not in the team, and together they have only 15 overs to bowl. Cant we bowl Harbhajan or Raina?
Sanga:No too fast for Lankan Lions, what about your bowling coach?He bowls really well?
MSD: no we kicked him out, listen you expect me to bowl Ventakesh Prasad and Nehra from 85/5 and win the match? Please be reasonable dude
ME:Ok, I will favor the person who can pronounce my name correctly.
Sanga:Maraisa Erasmusa?
Marais Erasmus:Am not a Srilankan, our names dont have to compulsarily end in A. Dhoni you try.
MSD:Marais Erasmus?
ME:Ah both of you are wrong. S is silent in Marais Dhoni.
SKT:hey lets come to a decision
MSD:You dont speak, you could have got me unbanned, I ll make them make u umpire in a match in pak, if you give wrong decision, they ll cut your hand
Sehwag:Hey Dhoni, I have an idea, I will pray that this match is abandoned, then the match ll actually happen
MSD:Aaah, so what is the conclusion now Sanga?
Sanga:See if we were 82/2 we will continue, but 5 wickets is too much, and we have a valid excuse, and I would like to cash in.
MSD:I am sorry am saying this but, I can totally understand why Pakistan team did what they did to you.. anyway meet you in Bangladesh, atleast there will be a competitive team there.

PS:Seriously, they could have played some unofficial t20 match just for spectators sake with just spinners or something.. it was not like there were wide cracks where players will fall in.