Vivaha Bhojanambu

Friend pelli… Thadepalli lo…  memu andaram maa maa maargaala lo ooru cherukunnam. Thana swagraamamu ayi nanduna  Sastry moham LED vale veligi pothundi.  Adi go…. adi choosaava… playground… nenu chinnappudu goli lu aadukunnanu… aa illu choosava… ground floor lo oka ammayi undedi… naa childhood crush…

“ aa chettu choosaraa… akkada memu cricket aadu kune vaallam… “,  antu chettu daggara ki theesukelladu sastry.  Chettu mundu unna matti vaipu teekshnanga choosaadu Vasu… “Batting pitch “ annadu. “ Kaadu ra… enda kaalam spinners ki, chali kaalam fast bowlers ki help untundi… varsha kalan lo gaddi molusthundi kabatti seam movement koda untundi….oka saari nenu ee pitch meeda thirty runs kottanu… appatlo nannu andaru Dinesh Karthik ani thega pogidesevaaru. “….ila thana paatha bangarulokam gurinchi maaku vivaristhunnadu sastry.  Sastry talent college lo choosina local candidate tho godava vaddu anukoni vaadi maata la ki un koduthu unnamu.

Jogi ki emi thochatledu… “ orei.. tiffin cheddam ra..” , annadu…

“Avunu raa. nenu kooda tea thaagali “, antu kadupu lo baadha ni okka sari kakkesaanu nenu.  “enduku le ra… mandapaaniki velthe valle pedathaaru gaa”, annadu Jumbo.  Vaadi maata ke fix aipoyi mandapaani ki vellam.

Mandapam antha janaala tho nindi povadam tho maku chivari row lo kurchi lu maathrame migilaayi. Enda lo thiragadam valla eppudu glamour tho niga niga laadi poye maa mohaalu konchem dull ga maarayi. Dantho memu pelli koduku vallam anna vishayam janaalu grahincha leka poyaaru. Food items ghuma ghuma laadi pothunnnayi.

Laddu, kova, halwa, juice….. ila inkenno. Balakrishna sneha ullal ni choosinattu memu vaati kesi choosthunnam. Kaani avi ma daaka raaledu.

“Manam bikku bikku na koorchunnam kabatte mana daaka emi raavatledu.. pose maaruddam”, annadu Jumbo. Andari lo telivi galla vaadu avvadam tho vaadi maata ki eduru undadu. Indra lo Chiranjeevi antha kaaka poyina konchem ade style lo korchunnam. Aina phalitham ledu.  Pepe jeans tea shirt vesukunna Vasu baga hurt aiyadu. “ I want to talk to Nellore Pedda Reddy right now… yes…” antu thana viswaroopanni choopinchaadu ( paathakulu pedardhaalu theeya raadu ).

Laabham ledani Jumbo pelli koduku ki phone chesaadu, “ Hello….. enti raa… food items anni baagunnaya…. Kummuthunnara…”, adigaadu PK( pelli koduku ).  Ekkado kaalindi maa andariki.

“ Ippudu kaasi yaatra jaruguthundi raa…. Aa tarvatha pelli.. so kaneesam oka aaru gantalu paduthundi annaaniki…kadupu ninda tiffin thinandi….”…

“Kaasi yathra ante mee baava maridi kallu kaduguthaadu gaa… snaanam elago cheyavu, kaneesam kallu aina sarigga kadiginchuko… notlo bellam pedathaaru tarvatha…konchem naku anthe…mottam kori keyaku… bedulu pudathaayi vedhava… aaru gantalu paduthunda antha aiye sariki…  aa purohithudiki katnam lo vaata istaanu anu.. tatkal lo avagodathaadu… leka pothe memu padukuntaamu.. pelli aiyaaka mammalni nidra lepu…. Aina pelli neku pasthulu maka...” antu kadupu lo kasi antha kakkesaamu .

Signal weak ga undadam valla PK emi vinalekapoyaadu. Kaani ma ghosha hall lo koorchunna andariki vinapadindi. Ventane 4 plates snacks and juices maku sanction aiyayi. Paruvu poindi anna baadha okati pakkana pedithe food mathram adirindi.

Keeping The Interest Alive..............

It has been long since I have posted something at this place but the world does not seem to be bothering too much. Anyway, without bothering too much about what exactly bothers the world, I just move on in desperation to write something...........

I have been following Pakistan's tour of England very closely and this implies a few things.

1.  I have nothing much to do these days.
2. Orkut scraps had died long back, eve(n) profile visits have stopped now.
3. India vs Sri Lanka test series is almost killing my interest in the game.

So coming back to Pakistan and its cricket, a few modifications in the rules of the game, essentially aimed
at the survival of Test Cricket in Pakistan :

1. Pak fielders donot have to catch the ball before it bounces on the ground. They can allow the
    ball to bounce once before catching to effect the dismissal of the batsman concerned.

2. The above rule applies to all the fielders except Kamran Akmal. ICC is not convinced about his
     ability to catch the ball on the first bounce. Hence the amendment for Kamran Akmal states that
     it is enough for Kamran Akmal to touch the ball with his gloves before the ball bounces twice, to
    effect the dismissal.

3. Its not mandatory for Pak batsmen to run between the wickets or clear the ropes to get some runs.
    Every ball they middle/edge/touch with the bat would give them a bonus run.

4. A Pak batsman must be dismissed twice to be sent to the pavilion. The first time he is genuinely dismissed,
    it will be referred to STEVE BUCKNOR, who is expected/supposed/assumed  to contradict it.
    ( This rule is Pak's version of UDRS. )

5.  Pakistan team is supposed to name a trump player every match, who would be retiring after that match.
     The score made by trump player would be doubled before adding it to the team score.

6. Once retired, a Pak player cannot represent Pakistan for the next 3 tests. This rule has been fomulated
    to avoid confusion vis-a-vis who retired when.

   After announcing the rules to the press, ICC Chief remarked :

  " I understand that these rules are not sufficient to ensure Pakistan beat Bangladesh. However I believe
  the only two brains in Pakistan, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram, would teach the players to utilise them
  efficiently to reduce the margins of defeats. Because at the end the day,  CRICKET has to win. "

  P.S. :
  More importantly, the Pak players need to understand that retiring from the game is not the 
  same as tiring on the field, and coming out of retirement is not akin to coming out of the
  dressing room.  Mr Imran and Mr.Wasim should educate their fellow countrymen regarding 
  the nuances of tiring and re-tiring , going-in and coming-out of retirements.


 

Team Meeting

The first test against South Africa ended in four days and the extra day gained was used in analysing the reasons at an emergency team meeting. My thoughts on what transpired there :


The  "performace analysis" meeting began with Dhoni stepping in. Most of the players were already present.

Dhoni : Hi guys, we are here to analyse your respective individual performances in the last test. So, all you guys have your notebooks?


All (in chorus) : Yes Sir!

Dhoni : Gary (Kirsten) , are you ready ?

Gary :  Ya ya, just downloading a new movie,  ya...,  1 GB  and this is India, so 3 hours.... ok yup, let us start dude.

Coach Gary still believes in the dossier by Paddy Upton !

Gary : OK, Gambhir.... what happened,  we had high expectations from you!

Gambhir: Actually Gary, I am not able to understand which way the ball was moving .

He almost started crying.  

Viru : How does it matter yaar ?  Just hit it man......... and if you dont connect, just say " ALL IS WELL". Forget it and move on...

Harbhajan Singh (Bhajji) entered the room just as Viru finished.

Bhajji : Sorry, I am late.

Dhoni thundered : Doosra kahan gaya ?

Bhajji (with all the innocence in the world) : (Amit) Mishra is in bathroom.

Dhoni (irritated)  :  I did not mean doosra bowler, I meant doosra delivery.

Bhajji : I actually bowled a lot of doosraas. But the pitch was so cracked up, even straight deliveries started turning.

Gary : Well.. this is a serious problem. You and Mishra will attend a presentation from Jumbo (Anil Kumble) on  " How to bowl straight spinners? "

Dhoni : Great idea, these are Jumbo wickets, you  bowl like a Sharne Warne here and you will get nightmares. 

Sachin liked the compliment, but restrained himself keeping

in mind the mood in the dressing room.

Gary : Viru! Why did you chase a delivery that pitched miles away ? 

Viru :   I loose concentration.

Dhoni : Takle pe thel lagaya kar. Mishra! iski maalish karade yaar.

Mishra had no option but to nod. " So sweet  Mishra! " , said Dhoni. 


Gary :  Viru! Chase only the balls that land on the pitch. Don't go for those that land on the grass.


Viru : Hmmmmmmmmmmm...........


Gary : Note it down!!!!!!!!!!

Dhoni : Viru will have nets and Ishanth will bowl at him. Ishanth! Bowl your natural deliveries that pitch on the grass and move away.

Viru and Ishanth : Ok.......

Gary turned towards Badrinath, Murli Vijay and Wridhiman Saha.

"You freshers... when a bowler bowls at you and the ball hits the stumps, you are actually out. Keep it in mind!"

"Appadia....." said Badrinath, on knowing the "Truth of his Life" .


Wridhiman Saha promptly noted the statement in his notebook.




Gary : Ok. We are almost done. Sachin! What are your inputs for the session?
            

Dhoni flashed his airhostess smile saying, "Please Sachin..".


Sachin said perhaps the most logical of all the said things in the meeting.


"I know a curator, a very good one.. Bal Thackeray..! He is the best curator in India.. from Aamchi Mumbai.  He "RE-DESIGNED" the Kotla pitch in 1999 and Jumbo took 10 wickets in an innings. Why don't we bring him at Eden Grdens?"


Bhajji got excited. Yeah yeah.. Jumbo used to tell me how good a curator he was. He was Jumbo's favourite. Get him in. I will take all the wickets.



The meeting supposed to analyse the fiasco ended on a feel-good note. 


PS : I admit I should have posted it before the second test began....... but I have been uncharacteristically busy :)