Cricket is our fantasy!

To all the folks out there who can lightheartedly cheer my writing as they do to Cricket!

On Live,

A team of 11 monitoring a ball weighing just few grams,

Wicket keeper hiding behind the hitter with his closed arms,

Batsman shapes a ball’s destiny 6 times an over by his hit,

Behind him stands the wicket that is more or less of 2 feet,

Bowler’s motto should be to somehow make them fall,

Though he incurs a penalty for his extra step as a ‘No Ball’

Umpire does some stretching exercise to indicate a ‘Wide’

1, 2, 3 runs requires hitter’s drill like an athlete’s ride,

His pace needs to faster than any ambulance car,

4 and 6 are his bonus for shooting the shiny ball that far!

Projecting the ball at an angle is an art,

Withstanding the risk of just being caught!

‘No runs an over’ credits a ‘Maiden’ to the bowler's account,

‘Century a match’ adds a feather to the batsman's hat!

 

Meanwhile,

Commentators sit behind the screens and use their voices,

To apparently aid the blind or add some extra spices,

To watch these actions are meant thousand spectators,

To bring the scenes closer are the large projectors,

On top of it are the shows being broadcasted,

Missing the Daily soaps , the ladies are found downhearted,

In between these overs come the Pepsi, Pizza commercial,

Challenging our taste buds, making it irresistible!

 

Reviews

[Abilash Uttama]

first poem i read about cricket, liked it very much. Even though I'm not a cricket fan but i enjoyed it a lot...

[Deepika]

And I'm pleased that you liked my poem :)

[armin]

I am glad that you appreciate cricket being a girl.
The poem sounded like a rule instruction board flowed in rhymes and made like a good poetry. World cup is just around the corner and I enjoyed reading it .

Spidey. ...

[Deepika]

haha..glad u enjoyed it :) thanks!

[W R Stowe]

For some reason I was expecting crickets the insect this is a unique way of broadcasting the game though,but darn it now I'm hungry for pizza and Pepsi lol

[Deepika]

haha..thanks Stowe for stopping by!

[W R Stowe]

your quite welcome

[Prashant Rajput]

awesome work..."missing the daily soaps,the ladies are found downhearted" seems to be very realistic,an excellent poetry by you.

[Deepika]

Thanks a lot friend :)

[Prashant Pandey]

enjoyed reading this one. great work

[Deepika]

Thank you Prashant for your valuable time :)

[Raja Anjana Kothapalli]

Toooo good, Deepika!

"On top of it are the shows being broadcasted,
Missing the Daily soaps , the ladies are found downhearted,
In between these overs come the Pepsi, Pizza commercial,
Challenging our taste buds, making it irresistible!"

I Loved this one!☺

[Deepika]

Thanks a lot for your time Anjana :)

[CA Anurag Sharma]

bang on.....between these overs come the pepsi pizza commercial.... lollzz....
the second para is its best part... about commentators, daily soaps...advts.... really very good :)

[Deepika]

Thank you so much Anurag :)

[Saddam]

Missing the Daily soaps , the ladies are found downhearted,

You make me really laugh. When me and my brother get together with this situation, all ladies leave the room. When light disturbed us they laugh at us. Beautiful write dear.

[Deepika]

haha..Pleased to hear that you could relate! Glad that It could make you smile :) Thanks for your time SSADD

[Saddam]

It is. Welcome dear....

[Ov3R_sKiLl3D]

i liked this poem enjoyed reading it :)

[Deepika]

Glad you enjoyed it:)

[Ov3R_sKiLl3D]

M a cricket fan boom boom XD

[Roshan Nair]

The second verse is the cream of this piece.. really beautiful portrayal of reality during match days for all kinds of audiences. Extremely Lighthearted piece! Great work :)
My favorite bit:
Missing the Daily soaps , the ladies are found downhearted,
In between these overs come the Pepsi, Pizza commercial,
Challenging our taste buds, making it irresistible!

[Deepika]

Haha..thank you! Glad you found it entertaining :)