Being associated with sports is one of the best things that one can do, and I am very happy to be part of our sporting events, where they reserve a special slot for us - the veterans. We have got a Flood light stadium at my native place, that was built very recently, and the entry to it is restricted, because, maintenance cost of it is very high. For the first time this year, they organized a ward level cricket tournament, involving all young kids ( who are playing now), inviting 24 teams. And with that, they added two teams for us - two veteran teams, involving all 40+ kids ( ya, you will still have that spirit, if you stay connected to sports).
Our event was a little different with some formal arrangements, starting with Introduction with the guest ( who was a former player), and then challenging each other to win the match - the enthusiasm to fight on the field still remains as is.
The organizers arranged some nice T-shirts for all players and that added extra glamor to the event. And even in this summer, the environment felt quite normal, because of so much open space and cool wind. I was of the impression that, my near vision problem ( after 40 impact for which I wear a glass to read in front of a laptop or reading small letters) will impact me playing in the flood light, and visualizing that ball would be difficult🙂, but it felt quite normal inside the field.
We won the toss and invited them to bat, our bowlers did quite well and took early wickets, taking their best batsmen out. It was a 8 over match and they lost 5 wickets in just 2 overs.
Our captain then took some real bad decisions, to bring in bowlers in their sixties. They had scored only 15 runs in 4 overs, but took the advantage of this bad decision, and scored 99 in 8 overs, out of which, one batsman alone scored 60 runs. This is what happens in sports - anything is possible.
Chasing that score of 99, we could make only 68 in 8 overs, and everyone was like - next time we will have a different Captain😀
Some people take it two seriously, some enjoy, some fight, and some laugh - it was so much fun. And because of this event, I was able to meet some of my classmates from college time, an extra bonus to attend such events. To conclude the evening, they had arranged beer and chicken biriyani - an event without food is incomplete. However I had to run quietly , because Dad was waiting to eat dinner with me. They called me repeatedly to go back, but then Dad was more priority, so I said, we will meet again soon.
This would remain a special memorable event for me, captured on this chain.
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