I'm Sorry, I was out of it for a while... I'll do my best and play a match winning innings to make our team win.
I'm Sorry, I was out of it for a while... I'll do my best and play a match winning i
I was rehersing my lines as i was walking towards the Dressing room..
Our match was at 1:30 It was the decider.
And i was out of touch getting out at duck for 2 matches and not playing the other.
It was 19th and the time was 9:30 It's the usual time we are told to assemble at the Pitch for some practice before. the match and i was going to Apologize for my Incompitence.
and so the momebt i opened the door i reflexively shouted
"I'm Sorry, I was out of it for a while... I'll do my best and play a match winning i"
"Yaa... we know, everyone has off days and fevers... It's nothing to fret abut... Make sure we win it today."
"Eh?"
The captain said as i got in and couldn't even finish my sentence.
"Well... I'm back i guess."
"Well... That's refreshing... But sadly for Revan... Today you will play at 5 and won't do wicjet keeping."
"We need 4 bowlers today and it appears that you wrote you could do right arm Spin in the application form."
"So? Are you up for it?"
I thought for a second... I've veen doing Keeping for a long while but i can do bowling and fielding aswell...
I thought for a second as i accepted the offer.
"We'll need you to bowl 7 out of the 10 overs atleast. We'll have to cover 35 overs of spin if we want to win."
"I'm up for it."
"Good."
"Why at 5 and not as an opener If i might ask."
"You are good against spin and I'm pretty sure the game will be Packed with spinners That's why i want you to bat at 5 because the opening overs will definately be bowled by Seamers."
"Understood."
"You up for it?"
"I'll gladly accept it..."
"Good. Now here is the team for today after thorough revision yesturday we have come up with this."
Playing 11
Y. Justin (L B)
A. Steven (L AR)
S. Gull (R B)
S. Yeverin (R B) (Cap)
R. Clark (R AR)
N. Restorian (R AR)
S. Samson (WK)
R. Bennet (R SP)
J. Blumming (R F)
V. Clifton (R SP)
A. Samuel (L F)
"A left arm pacer and a right arm pacer with 3 Right arm spinners and 1 Left arm Spinner. The remaining being Specialist batters and Clark will be Replaced by Samsom as a Wicket keeper."
That was a well balanced team to be honest. 4 spinners and 3 seamers was quite alot to be honest.
But, considering the pitch it's Understandable that they picked 4 spinners.
If they can bowl 40 overs we'll only have 10 overs to spare from Seamers.
Blumming is a clutch player while Samuel has great yorkers instead of M. Saberia who was replaced by him.
To have that left and right combinationof bowlers.
and so i went ahead and strated warming up and doing some spinning exercises.
I knew how to Leg spin a bowl and off spin it, I can ball a carrom but i'm not very good at googly...
But it's good that i can both flight the ball or give it some good pace.
It's like i have all the Packages.
I have 7 different variations and i only have to bowl 3-4 Types an over.
It'd be good to have more variations to Confuse the batsman...
I know I'll be a pain 8n his ass...
I can't wait to bowl to these people and look at their faces filled with irritation kekeke.
...
Hahahaha
hahahaha
hahahaha
lol, fools dumbasses... they can't even understand what's going on with them.
They can't pick my balls, They can't even understand where and what will turn and what won't.
honestly even i dont know whaich will turn and which won't.
Some end up gripping well and some don't causing doubt in the batters mind...
Lol...
I bowled my 7 overs and went aheard and bowled another 3 making it 10 finishing my quota of 10 overs.
These people had no clue what was going on... The keeper tho was quite good at wicketkeeping
His injury might have stopped him from playing but as his injury was better now he's doing quite a good job behind the stumps.
I'm quite impressed.
What i'm more impressed about is myself honestly, I didn't think I'd get better so easily but i'm quite glad though...
Being able to Know that my sister lived me was quite a boost in my Energy.
I thought i had nobody in my life left but there were these 13 of my friends and the 2 prople who care about me alot.
My mother and My sister.
Maybe i'll give .y mother and sister half and half of the prize money?
As thanks for coming and watching my match?
but before that we had to win this match.
It might seem like a low score but when compared to us these people had 6 spinners in their team...
With about 220 to protect in 50 overs with all overs being spin i might need to step in and open again.
And so as expected i was told to open.
...
With the end of the 1st 10 overs the scorecard was a sorry 37/2
I was pn the non striker's end taking most of the strike and yet, It wasn't easy to play in this pitch.
They really were quite strong, i'd like to sincearly apologise for being an asshole while i bowled.
Damn it even in this situation they are being very aggressive...
Look at this guy hitting a six coming down the ground...
...
"Aah, It's quite nerve wracking isn't it?"
"I know right, I'm quite surprised it can be this interesting."
"Yes, With 3 gone for 80 in 20 overs, They need more 140 runs in 30 overs with 7 wickets in hand. They have been sending spinners after spinners at the batsman yet they have done well defending and getting the odd boundaries."
"Well, the other team might have done quite well scoring so many runs, 220 seems like a mountain to climb at this point."
"Well, I'm guessing this will be the turning point."
"We can only hope."
and so the 5 women with a new addition of Asturia, Revan's sister in the mix chatted away as if they were experts of the game.
...
aah.. Shit, we are 5 down... In 37 overs and we still had 50 to score in 13 overs. This shit's hard yoo...
We only scored 170 in 37 overs and still had 50 more runs to get...
We had enough balls to spare but i can't really take singles anymore...
I'll need to take up most of the strike snd end this damn game.
and so i became resilient defending away almost every ball and taking a single of the last and hitting boundaries of the odd balls.
With that i scored 30 in 7 overs and and took 98% of the balls.
Either defending it or taking singles and doubles.
And hitting boundaries when needed.
It was a shitty situation but i had to hang on because that was the only way we could win.
With 7 down at 200 and needing 20 more in 5 overs.
It was time to unleash my reserve speed.
...
Fuck, fuck, this isn't how i was supposed to play, I was supposed to be flashy more power hityi g instead of placing it in the gaps taking singles and doubles.
but still i relented and relented.
Defending taking singles of the last ball or taking the risk and hitti g boundaries whenever they bought the fielders in of the last abll to prevent that single.
I relented, relented and played until the end.
Finally crossing the line with an over to spare...
All thanks to the stupidity of the opponent, You think just because you all pull the field you could prevent a single?
Too bad that was a four.
Lolololol
Hahahahahaha
I pumped my fist in the air and screamed and Laughed in joy as everyone started running towards me as if we'd just won the world cup.
"Calm down fellas, There's still the final left"
I tried to convey it to everyone but i stopped myself.
Let them celebrate getti g to the finals.
Because we are definately gettin the cup this time.
Well 70 Gold is definately Confirmed since we'll be runners up anyway.
It's about the extra 30 gold that i hope to keep with me and buy some new clothes.
as i was thinking away about the forceable future i had a dumb grin on my face as we shook hands with the opponent teams as we went back into the dressing room to celebrate.