I have been dreaming of forming a new cricket team for a long time now. Guess I realized it. I play for a new team called "Chennai Gillies" now.
I was in prime form when I got injured and was forced to the sidelines. I used to play for 'HitnRun', a team formed by my good friends. However two years hence, most of the original players were involved no more and, bias, politics interfered often. If I could start a new team, my injury time could be the break I needed. Once I was able to move and jog, a friend and I started discussing the options. A common friend was able to get the strength and I had the motivation and determination to get the team rolling. Thus was formed the "Gillies". (I am not responsible for the name. Blame it on democracy).
The first day I was back in the field, I was nervous. I had no idea if my ankle would hold up. However, my ankle was much better than I had expected. What more, I was as good as before. I bowled five overs, batted for some time and there was no strain. My first true match was a friendly with another team. My batting was pretty good. Made 16 runs that included a stylish pull to the boundary. My bowling was not as good as I would've liked but I can improve.
Finally, the day of reckoning. My first league match on return. Being rookies, the team did pretty good. Though our batting folded meekly (scoring a lackluster 38) , we fought back on the field taking 4 wickets before the opponents completed the formalities. For me, I had a bad day. I went to bat at the end. Probably, my benevolence to let others bat masked my enthusiasm. And the few balls I faced, I wasn't seeing the ball properly. When I thought I had enough dose of bad luck for the day, my ankle gave up when fielding. Wrong footing and I felt a semi-twist. I was horrified. Luckily, it was not a bad one. My ankle was alright in a while.
I see all the new team traits that I observed in the previous team. An enthusiastic bunch, everyone wants to have a go with both the bat and ball. Everyone has something to say whenever a discussion arises. Even though these things are not good in the long run, I guess things will even out after a while. I am confident on leading this talented set of people to the place we all want to be. But for now, I would like to nurse my leg back to strength and also concentrate on my own game.
I was in prime form when I got injured and was forced to the sidelines. I used to play for 'HitnRun', a team formed by my good friends. However two years hence, most of the original players were involved no more and, bias, politics interfered often. If I could start a new team, my injury time could be the break I needed. Once I was able to move and jog, a friend and I started discussing the options. A common friend was able to get the strength and I had the motivation and determination to get the team rolling. Thus was formed the "Gillies". (I am not responsible for the name. Blame it on democracy).
The first day I was back in the field, I was nervous. I had no idea if my ankle would hold up. However, my ankle was much better than I had expected. What more, I was as good as before. I bowled five overs, batted for some time and there was no strain. My first true match was a friendly with another team. My batting was pretty good. Made 16 runs that included a stylish pull to the boundary. My bowling was not as good as I would've liked but I can improve.
Finally, the day of reckoning. My first league match on return. Being rookies, the team did pretty good. Though our batting folded meekly (scoring a lackluster 38) , we fought back on the field taking 4 wickets before the opponents completed the formalities. For me, I had a bad day. I went to bat at the end. Probably, my benevolence to let others bat masked my enthusiasm. And the few balls I faced, I wasn't seeing the ball properly. When I thought I had enough dose of bad luck for the day, my ankle gave up when fielding. Wrong footing and I felt a semi-twist. I was horrified. Luckily, it was not a bad one. My ankle was alright in a while.
I see all the new team traits that I observed in the previous team. An enthusiastic bunch, everyone wants to have a go with both the bat and ball. Everyone has something to say whenever a discussion arises. Even though these things are not good in the long run, I guess things will even out after a while. I am confident on leading this talented set of people to the place we all want to be. But for now, I would like to nurse my leg back to strength and also concentrate on my own game.
