Twenty Twenties! Poem by Kesav Venkat Easwaran
Twenty Twenties!
Bishen Singh Bedi bowling
To a number eight Pommie;
The ball slow, hitting his front foot
Leaving him grimacing
With pain; 'shoes very soft'
The commentator saying;
A scene on ESPN I saw recently;
File telecast of a test match
Shot somewhere in early seventies...
And as I watch an IPL match
Between Laxman’s team
And Dravid’s mates few days since,
I saw Scott Styris padded up ready
To come over to the crease,
As and when him they need;
Sitting, anxiety writ large on his face,
To me he looked more
An astronaut or a gladiator
Than a sport player or a cricketer...
With those elaborate headgear,
Colorful outfit glamorous,
Looking more like an armor,
Those chest covers knee caps.
Thigh pads knuckle and arm covers,
And pads all over to mention nowhere,
Ready to throw himself
Into the arena, he looked a real fighter...
I recalled the scene I saw
Where in a spinner’s* ball hitting
And sending a batsman on pain,
He without much ware
To protect him any where;
Balls these days booming
Over your head and shoulders
Less aimed to hit three wooden pieces
More to hit you on body anywhere
Cricket has got transformed into a war
Between a batting sword
And ball knife thrown at roaring speed
Good or bad to cricket?
A lot of us may ponder over;
But one thing provokes no argument
This newer form of bat and ball fight
Will sure to catch the global sight,
A lot sooner than later...
And Windies Aussies or Indies
Or Kiwis Pommies or Pakies
Or the Proteas or the ones
From the Emerald isles
No; the Italians and the French
Or the Brazilians or the Argentines
They could be fighting for the titles
In years to come in Twenty Twenties!
*spinner- slow ball bowler
07 05 08
this cricket is like Religion in India....IPL has glamourised it more...although the stars are here to make money....the humour and satire both fit well with this theme.... **Abha**
That indeed is the present day cricket! Right or wrong - more wrong than right! (not your beautiful presentation- but the status of cricket!)
Cricket a manly game Most wonderful entertainment There is folk music, classic Rock and Roll, all Only concern is The change over Generation to generation Leaves all Strugle to catch up. Its more demanding Like the cuture of the country. An interesting poem Favourite Subject. Thank you for this good read.
Cricket is a nice game to enjoy and it is true that beside any other game cricket is gaining popularity day by day. But the other side to it, is that other games are not getting the same push' which is needed. ok now lets stick to your poem... Cricket is a cool sport to watch and various modulation which has been added gives more shades to it... I liked your presence of game sir... but sir, i somehow dislike the concept of 20-20 and the IPL so i wont be writing much now... My point will be debatable - ' games like IPL and the presence of cheerleaders somehow loosens the originality of the game ' /.... thanks for sharing sir... ric..
brilliant write sir...and very true the ball seem to be aiming the player like a sword inspite of various regulations
wowwww sir...thank you sooo much for inviting me to read this one...great...hey this may be the poem i enjoyed most in the site.....hehh! ! srilankans did well in IPL...but last nite they lost a training match..though...very unpredictable.......thanks for the entertainment.. hey laxman is not in the Decan Chargers anymore...his place went to T.Suman..great striker...Chargers won huh...I cheered for the Rajastan Royals though....no srilankans there...but they played with great spirit...and they were Underdogs...yet they fought....ohhh if i go on taliking about criket it could go on 4ever...... best wishes for India and Sri Lanka In T 20 s......our group matches are gona be tough thouh...india will easily sail through i guess cheers A+++++ thanks for this one
Kesav, how did I miss this sporty piece. you take us flash back, fast forward, and present. yes, the game has changed. i never had patience to watch it in the first place, though i was an active sportswoman. i just can't stop laughing, at the vivid images-ludicruous, pathetic, funny, . i don't understand what the whole hysteria is about. i prefer football and tennis myself. you have captured the game as its played today- though honestly i have no clue. i can understand your sense of bewiderment. this goes to my favourite list. different, lively and very funny.10 MAMTA
Beautiful narrative poetic piece...I dont have any idea about the game because i play more on lawn tennis, badminton and its family...to critized Kezz you have done a fine job here...Thanks.
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4/23/2024 11:41:35 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A very amusing write, I personally don't understand cricket but I love the humour here, very well written, Lynda xx