Cricket

Cricket is a game of luck

Of application

Of runs

Of politics &

Of selections

Of run outs

Of boundaries

Of sponsorships

Of celebrities

Of ball tamperings

Of match fixings

Of bets

Noone knows who would click

Who would save the day

Who would pocket the money

Whose decisions would be germaine

To win or lose the match

And who would throw the wicket away

Or would appear to throw the wicket

Of tying shoe laces

Of letting boundaries go

Is known to b a gentlemans game

But is there a shortage

Of eligible countrymen

To take a lesson from “lagaan”

And the team

For the patriotism

And the win

For people glued to tv sets

Spending the holiday

Watching full time cricket

Absorbed in the game

Engineered loss is a shock

A disappointment

A cheat

For one who dies for the country

In the war

Or in the cricket field

Is an equal martyr

That they salute

For the country”s honour to save

Isn’t it true

There is a cricketer in each one of us

To salvage the country”s pride

Lets bat together as a team

And the rules be followed strictly

Together we can also score a century

Remember the world is watching

With baited breath.