Howzzat For No Cricket.........., ‘Replace cheerleading by bhangra’....... Options

[Reeth]

The IPL series are redefining cricket.And the most wonderful thing is that the marriage
of Bollywood with Cricket is pulling in a whole new segment of audience who thought a run was
something you did to get rid of last night's Chocalate Mousse.......

" You should have been there.What a show it was" moaned my friend in delayed ecstasy.She just
couldn't get over the pageantry of the match in Bangalore."there was this sexy number strolling
around in a plastic bubble - how did she get in there?" This existentialist problem,she told me
kept her awake all night.It also made me feel very left out for having missed it all...

" I didn't know that you were interested in cricket" I said.

She emitted yet another squeal from having the time release ecstasy capsule popping yet another
globule in her being."I wouldn't miss it for the world. I actually saw Juhi Chawla in the front row.
And she was wearing this designer outfit to die for."

"Good for you" I said feeling very deprived...

"And SRK himself.he was looking straight at me at one point.He did this Jig every once in a while and
it was quite something I tell you"

"Sound Great" I said wanting to crawl into a hole and weep for having missed it all....


" You should have seen the laser show in the sky.It was something i will remember all my life" said
my friend " and i believe you" I said , " but how was the Game?"

"The way they brought the players in.......oh so dramatic.then there was this man on stilts and people
on a rope" she gushed.
"Tell me about the opening Batsmen......who went in first?" "Did i tell you about the cheerleaders who
flew in from Washington? i wonder how they wear all those itsy bitsy things in winters. fully clad
cheerleaders are just not effective " she gushed some more.....

"How did Ganguly play?"

" Ganguly who?" she said dismissively. " I was watching the VIP stand with my binoculars. You should
have seen the FIVE carat diamond that flashed every time Vijay Mallya turned his head.And Gauri Khan's
dress must have been a couple lakhs.I think they were all sipping champagne from Waterford glasses.
" Fancy that! " I said trying not to sound so envious." Someday you can tell your grandchildren that
you saw all these stars close up".


Her Time release capsule popped yet another globule."And the players Uniforms - All Designer i am
told. All the Players had Cosmetic dental Surgery to enhance their victory smiles."

" Which team did you cheer for? You being a Bong and living in Bangalore?" What team? I cheered
for SRK every time he came on the screen and flicked his hair".

"Wonderful", I said, " I appreciate your priorities.How did Rahul play?" That stumped her for a moment.
"I didn't know Rahul Gandhi played cricket"
"Rahul Dravid , our own homegrown hero.How did he score?'" " Score? What score?"
"How many runs did he make?" " Oh , Runs!" she said "I did not see the match, i was watcing the
stars"....

And so the Cricket carnival rolls on. More Masala Less Game.So who is complaining??




(as told by Sadiqa peerbhoy to Mid day)

This post has been edited by Reeth: May 2 2008, 02:28 PM