the sweet taste of victory?

I had started off thinking id write a eulogy on how the team had smashed everyone else in the league and all that.. but then when i came to this page, thot a little more.. and decided to write this.. (im writing this intro after having written the main piece)

Well, we finally did it - we won the Singapore cricket knockout league.. something we've dreamt about for the last three years.. it was always the unattainable thing that we played for but never realistically thot we'd get to.. u know.. the closest thing i can think of is when u get a recognition in office.. u dont really work towards it, but it almost comes to u as a by-product of something else..

anyway.. so the match itself.. rain curtailed, fairly depressing to start with.. most of us wouldnt voice it but we were bloody jealous of raff who decided to bunk in due to the rain.. i was particularly impressed with Aditya, Santosh and Sudoku who despite knowing that they wouldnt play braved the rains to get to the ground.. takes a big heart to do so.. i know i prolly wouldnt have come.. particularly after ur regular at nets and still dont get a chance to play.. but i guess there are ppl who will choose talent above commitment - just dont agree with that personally i guess...

we finally started at 10:30 - and within 30 mins, it was evident that they didnt stand a chance against our disciplined and in patches brilliant bowling.. of course their demographical background stood in the way of them thinking and approaching the game differently (most of them were nepali shaabjis).. bakir/goel kept it tight and then venky came up with his clinical spell that killed any hope of a fightback.. and paddu/swaps just helped mop up the tail..

anyways, 77 in 15 ovrs was never a tough target to chase, and despite us losing fairly regular wickets we never really looked in danger after srirams initial onslaught.. a beautiful flick of the hips sailed over what is the longest boundary we have ever played on.. my shot of the season if you ask me.. It also turned out to be 2 good games in a row for me.. following up my 47 with a very unconvincing 35 - i just have to know how to keep my head down while driving, and to curb the instinct to hit the ball with all i have..

but the best part for me in the day was actually before and after the match..

a) Playing on the field while the ground dried up - what fun, played bombard, baseball and even some indoor cricket where bakir got super senti!

b) The brewerkz lunch post that.. wat a feel to be sitting with your team to eat and chat.. i honestly think we should do that after every game..

Nett, its the team and the ppl that spur me on to play every weekend.. and not really the competitive spirit of wanting to win despite everything.. wonder how long that is sustainable..