Wake up to the World Cup 2011

The Times Of India 14th Feb,2011:​

India is playing in a 5 nation tournament ;the other countries being​

Uganda,Sudan,Papua new guinea and the mighty Bolivia.Today is a must win​

match for India against tournament favourites Bolivia for a berth in the​

semi finals.The winner of the tournament will fight for a place to enter​

the top 35 rankings in the world.​

On the morning of the match ,a strategy session is being held by Greg and​

Rahul.This is how it goes.​

Greg:Boys,this is one of the most important matches in the last three​

years.We have to beat Bolivia.Lets go through the batting line up and the​

bowling line up in this meeting.​

Greg:So Sourav ,you will open right?​

Sourav:I don't know.Bolivia has a pace bowler who only bowls short pitch​

deliveries.His pace is consistently in the range 55-60 miles /hour.I cannot​

handle all that pace.​

Greg:Oh,thats ok.He won't dare to bowl short pitch stuff against the Indian​

batsman(we have such good credentials).If he does by mistake,just to make a​

statement to the media,get Hit Wicket and come back.Such non sense should​

not be tolerated.​

Greg:So who will partner Sourav.​

Rahul:I think Sehwag should.He looked in form in the last game against​

Sudan.He hit 5 fours between first slip and second slip before he caught at​

second slip.I think he is in the pink of his form and he should open.​

Greg:Thats good.​

Greg:Sachin,you will bat at four ... ok?​

Sachin:I don't know.I have to go shopping at 11.That means I can't bat​

beyond ten overs.​

Greg:Sourav and Sehwag will last till six overs.So ,you will come​

then.Don't worry,just play your natural game and follow your instincts.You​

will go by ten overs.​

Greg:So Dhoni,you will keep?​

Dhoni:I am not keeping.Last time ,I kept for three hours.My hair is getting​

spoilt of this.I have thousands of lice in my hair.As a result,the cows in​

my village have started snubbing me and my advances.These days,dragonflies​

have started staying in my hair as their food lice is there.I need a​

haircut ,I am not playing.​

Greglease play just one more match,its the mightly Bolivians ,just one​

last one.​

 

Dhoni:Ok.Don't do it next time.​

Now it is time to decide on the bowling line up.​

Greg:Obviously Zaheer is opening.He was brilliant last game.​

(Zaheer had bowled only 23 wides in the last match and he picked up three​

wickets.The secret to this brilliant bowling performance was a result of a​

mentoring session from Venkatesh Prasad.Prasad told him that to bowl from​

mid off and aim at Third slip.As a result ,Zaheer returned with the best​

figures in the match.)​

Greg:Offlate I have noticed that Rahul has been facing a lot of pressure​

and so we have decided to come up with Batting,Bowling and Fielding Captain​

to relieve Rahul of some of the responsibility.​

Greg:I have noticed that Munaf Patel has stayed not out in the last three​

matches(all the other batsmen had got out by then).I admire the commitment​

of this lad and as a result he is the Batting Captain.​

Greg:I was also going through this figure.Sourav has been involved in 177​

run outs.But he himself has never got out.He values his wicket so much.I​

think we all need to Congratulate him on the price he sets for his​

wicket.Sourav,you are the RUNNING BETWEEN THE WICKETS captain.​

Greg:Anil has been sitting on the bench for the last three years.He keeps​

taking snaps throughout the match.He is such a teamman.I think we need to​

recognize this loyalty.Anil,you are the Bowling Captain.​

Greg:Harbhajan is the fielding captain.​

Rahul:But he dropped the catch in the last match when he dived to his right​

to take it.​

Greg:Atleast he dived in the right direction.​

After this intense brainstorming session ,Indialooks all set to take on​

Bolivia.Please pray for the team's success.​

PS:The tournament's main sponsor is Ghatkopar Software.They have a lot of​

money at stake.​