Cricket

Not that I like trumpeting, but, this time it is hard to resist the temptation. Look at the following excerpt from an email that was flashed to "All India" employees.

Continuing its engagement in the Blossom’s Inter-IT Cricket Champions Trophy, Ensim’s Cricket team made a strong statement …. and in what style and élan, which left the opposition stunned of the victory.
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...the willow-men of Ensim team strode onto the pitch. Parag (Kaundanya), Manoj (Capt. again), Garry and Bimalesh (our own Gilchrist)made mincemeat of the bowling getting 88 runs in 12 overs.

I have returned to cricket after a break of over seven years and still managed to beat my own expectation with a scorecard that reads like 25 of 28, 57 of 40 and 11* of 6 balls (for Cricketing imbeciles, * means Not out) . Last one happened this Sunday against Symphony. Well, these figures do not extol the facts like, I have secured a place in the list of top ten batsmen of the tourney and stood behind the stumps like a wall without letting bowlers’ confidence droop. All these definitely deserve kudos!

I have donned whites at various levels before- right through school, district, and university to the famed Times Shield at Bombay. However, due to metamorphosed priorities, I could never again wield the willow after my last outing in January of 1998 at IPCL Cricket ground in Baroda. I was 25 then, now I am sedate 32. The right age they say, to wear out, Ganguli-fy and hang up boots...Ah! doesn’t that make this occasion apt to brag more about it?

Hope, we continue to beat expectations as a Team too!