Virat smiles through the luniniscent screen. With a calculated brave grin followed by a laconic smile reacting to the anchor on what has just happened " It's a game and they were good on this day. "
Yes indeed this is just a game move on I tell myself and the family.
1:00am
Dim bed light on.
"Are you again on your emails?"Wife asks ?
"Uh oh no just looking at some statistics on what could have happened if Jadeja had run out instead of Pandya!"
"But you said it was just a game. Get over it!"
"Absolutely" I said very calm and composed pulled up the sheets a wise smile and lights off
4:00 am
Tiptoe to the front room. Please don't mistake the whites on my knuckles for any reaction to clenching the fists for 3 hours in anger
Haha absolutely not
Completely in control
These are just games
Not feeling sleepy
Just want to sit on the sofa
Son walks in " Papa you ok ". "Absolutely just not sleepy
Checking some numbers "
"Yeah but those numbers look like number of 6's required to close the gap !
You are still thinking about it papa?
You told me it's all a game ". Son looks startled
Weak laughter. Chortling in the throat .
"Hahahaha of course. No these numbers are just some tax numbers and worries that I have linked aadhar card yet "
Son perplexed
"Papa 180 divided by 6 does not look close to any income tax number
A stern voice
"Go to sleep will you ? "
7:00 am
The wife and son at my side
"Are you sure you are ok ?"
"What are you doing making all those scenarios " picking up my scribblingsand reading it aloud
"What if that fellow had crossed over and if the next two batsmen just stuck around and what if at least 20 sixes had been possible and convert those 1s into 2 s and 2 s into 3 s and 4 s into 6 s and son "
Wife looks up
"Are you still hung up about the match . Is that not obsession that you keep harping about"
"And what is this about starting a petition to get that guy out of the team . So what if he did not move ?"
And then I scream
"HE SHOULD HAVE SACRIFICED HIS WICKET AND RUN AND WE COULD HAVE WON THE MATCH !"
The family is startled . I calm down.
"Shucks forget it . It is all a game and the captain even smiled at the end and the opposition played a great game anyway."
"Now to historically find out under what circumstances the final can be replayed if at all "
The family sighs .
Wife looks at the clock
" Bring out your blues . It's Monday and you need to go to the office "
Spoilsport I tell you !!!!!
Yes indeed this is just a game move on I tell myself and the family.
1:00am
Dim bed light on.
"Are you again on your emails?"Wife asks ?
"Uh oh no just looking at some statistics on what could have happened if Jadeja had run out instead of Pandya!"
"But you said it was just a game. Get over it!"
"Absolutely" I said very calm and composed pulled up the sheets a wise smile and lights off
4:00 am
Tiptoe to the front room. Please don't mistake the whites on my knuckles for any reaction to clenching the fists for 3 hours in anger
Haha absolutely not
Completely in control
These are just games
Not feeling sleepy
Just want to sit on the sofa
Son walks in " Papa you ok ". "Absolutely just not sleepy
Checking some numbers "
"Yeah but those numbers look like number of 6's required to close the gap !
You are still thinking about it papa?
You told me it's all a game ". Son looks startled
Weak laughter. Chortling in the throat .
"Hahahaha of course. No these numbers are just some tax numbers and worries that I have linked aadhar card yet "
Son perplexed
"Papa 180 divided by 6 does not look close to any income tax number
A stern voice
"Go to sleep will you ? "
7:00 am
The wife and son at my side
"Are you sure you are ok ?"
"What are you doing making all those scenarios " picking up my scribblingsand reading it aloud
"What if that fellow had crossed over and if the next two batsmen just stuck around and what if at least 20 sixes had been possible and convert those 1s into 2 s and 2 s into 3 s and 4 s into 6 s and son "
Wife looks up
"Are you still hung up about the match . Is that not obsession that you keep harping about"
"And what is this about starting a petition to get that guy out of the team . So what if he did not move ?"
And then I scream
"HE SHOULD HAVE SACRIFICED HIS WICKET AND RUN AND WE COULD HAVE WON THE MATCH !"
The family is startled . I calm down.
"Shucks forget it . It is all a game and the captain even smiled at the end and the opposition played a great game anyway."
"Now to historically find out under what circumstances the final can be replayed if at all "
The family sighs .
Wife looks at the clock
" Bring out your blues . It's Monday and you need to go to the office "
Spoilsport I tell you !!!!!
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