Saturday, November 14, 2009

Right there waiting..!!

After scoring 5 ducks in the previous few matches played... yesterday was probably the most difficult day for me..
Not even a single thought what could be in store for me... just got up in the morning and came on the ground..!! Reaching on the ground we get the news that the pitch and the outfield is wet due to the overnight rain and the match could be delayed..!!
Catching practice and fielding practice is what we do to keep ourselves occupied..!!
While i was giving the catch practice.. just around the corner, the captain and the vice-captain were sitting and deciding upon their individual teams which they would be leading...
As expected the captain chose to keep me in his team.. during the team meeting asked who is the opener as we are batting first.. i raised my hand without any doubt.. looking at me the captain said ok you go to bat...
One of the worst batting tracks ever... the ball stopping and coming on the bat was making life miserable for a batsman to bat... Sticking on one end i could see all the wickets tumble in front of me...
And Finally on the 35th over i get a call.. ' BANDY TU 90 PE BATTING KAR RAHA HAI '..
With a thought that i need to make 10 runs of 6 balls to get to a hundred i got excited.. did hit a four of the first ball. but with no selfish intentions just took a run on the second ball... again saw wickets falling on the other end.. Finally ended on 96 n.o.
The news had reached the whole class and probably half the college.. even to the security gaurds of the college who congratulated me on my score..
Reached the canteen with a thought that lets see how my friends react to it...
Reaching there what i could see is all the other people except my friends..
Tried calling every1 but some were busy in the lectures and some having their lunch...
Each and every person came to me to talk to me about the match.. probably the whole of BDRM...(Even Krishna Parulekar...lol)
But my eyes were looking for those few important people who were missing..!!!
Just wanted to see the reaction on their faces how would it be... Probably just to get myself encouraged even more..!!
My lunch time was about to get over so just thought of going to meet the people who were having their lunch in gulshan...
To my surprise there was no such reaction which i was expecting ( no offence guys )... just felt a little disappointed...
I went back to my match.. In the evening again came to the college with a thought that probably they were busy that time so lets meet them now.. And to my bad luck all the people were again busy with there Memetics...
To my disappointment went down at sat.. where again thousands of people were coming and congratulating me... which was actually adding to my disappointment...
Nevertheless finally decided to give it quits.. and started my way back home...
Reached to my bike i get to hear a voice from my back..' Nitesh.. is that you..?? ' And well adding to my bad fortune it was KP... tried to ignore her in every way.. but was unsuccessful...
And there comes the rescue team from behind... ( ohh thank god guys i just love you for that )
Anupam offering me to hold my bag thinking that i must have been tired playing the whole day was a beautiful gesture by him... Felt very nice (Finally) to get some time of my busy friends at the end of the day where now i think if KP would have not come then probably i would have left early without meeting you guys..!!! ( so thanks to KP )
Admist all this there was still someone for whom my eyes were waiting..!!
Though i was so tired that couldn't wait for even single minute more... With my tired legs i somehow drove myself home...
Reaching home i get get a call from her for whom probably my eyes were looking for...
Telling her all that i went through the whole day and also expressing some anger to her i finally ended my day on a good note by receiving a public appreciation from her... ( Thanks a lot )

Guys you being with me and giving confidence to me works wonders for me...
Thanks for being there..!!!

1 comment:

  1. hey ..... finally i read it. thats beautifully written... we are pround of u boy and we love u loads.. so keep giving those performaces coz we shall always be back there to pat u on ur back

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