It’s been more than six hours, but I still haven’t really got over it…
In fact, just six hours ago, I went through the most agonizing twenty minutes of my life till date.
But it had to happen sooner than later. And ‘he’ finally broke the 200 run barrier !
I was busy diving deep into my books (have an exam coming up on the 28th) when I just checked on the on-field proceedings online. And the next moment I found myself down to the living room, my eyes fixed to the telly.
He was on 190, just four short of the highest ever. And ten short of the unbelievable. And with plenty of overs to spare. This appeared to be a piece of cake.
But MSD has sort of learnt to do things at times when they are least required. And today was no different. When all MSD was being able to manage in many recent outings was nothing more than single digit or barely double digit scores, before lobbing the ball safely to a half-sleeping fielder, today he had decided against the usual form.
He was just hitting balls out of the park and on top of it, making sure that he takes a single on the last delivery each over…
So, during the span of those twenty odd minutes, and about 40 available deliveries, MSD hogged the strike. Until finally, it was left to the last over with still one run to complete the amazing 200 feat. And MSD on strike again to begin with…
But thanks to a desperate and well-timed dive by Hashim Amla on the square leg boundary, they were restricted to a single. The next ball ending the most agonizing twenty minutes or so that my mind can recall.
We read and watch super-humans in comics and movies, but there’s one in real life too.
In fact, just six hours ago, I went through the most agonizing twenty minutes of my life till date.
But it had to happen sooner than later. And ‘he’ finally broke the 200 run barrier !
I was busy diving deep into my books (have an exam coming up on the 28th) when I just checked on the on-field proceedings online. And the next moment I found myself down to the living room, my eyes fixed to the telly.
He was on 190, just four short of the highest ever. And ten short of the unbelievable. And with plenty of overs to spare. This appeared to be a piece of cake.
But MSD has sort of learnt to do things at times when they are least required. And today was no different. When all MSD was being able to manage in many recent outings was nothing more than single digit or barely double digit scores, before lobbing the ball safely to a half-sleeping fielder, today he had decided against the usual form.
He was just hitting balls out of the park and on top of it, making sure that he takes a single on the last delivery each over…
So, during the span of those twenty odd minutes, and about 40 available deliveries, MSD hogged the strike. Until finally, it was left to the last over with still one run to complete the amazing 200 feat. And MSD on strike again to begin with…
But thanks to a desperate and well-timed dive by Hashim Amla on the square leg boundary, they were restricted to a single. The next ball ending the most agonizing twenty minutes or so that my mind can recall.
We read and watch super-humans in comics and movies, but there’s one in real life too.
AND HE IS MY FAVORITE SUPER-HUMAN !
mine too buddy.
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