Although Hockey is the National Game of India but actually for general public Cricket is truly the national game in fact it is considered a religion now-days in India.So although we played all sorts of game but cricket was like a passion for all of us.There was a big ground in our colony and we prepared the pitch by digging the ground 22 square yards as prescribed by international law of cricket and we dug it deep approx. 2 foot. After that we put small pebbles of brick in the pitch area,after that one layer of badarpur ( Mixture of coarse sand ) was put on it, after that one layer of earth of fine quality was put on it.After doing all this we used to get it rolled by road roller and after that for three days we used to sprinkle water on the pitch and after it get dried again road roller was put on it.So after three days of hard work by all of us the pitch got ready with little bit of grass on it.All the material we got from construction work going in the neighbourhood.
Both my elder brothers were fast bowlers and eldest brother was captain of the team also.Another friend welcome was another medium pacer, hemant and maheshwari were spinners while daboo was our wicket keeper who letter represented state in the Ranji Trophy.( National Championship ) Other member of the team were Tom ( Looked like Clive Loyed ) ,Kartik, and Ganesh.I was the 11th member of the side and the youngest at 11 years.I was a all rounder and used to bowl both medium pacer and spin and that too from both right hand and left hand also.Actually at that time Karsan Ghavery was indian test cricketer who was opening bowler and later in the innings he used to bowl spin.He was one the most popular cricketer of his time because of his look and his bowling run-up with long hair flying in the air.So he was also my hero.As i told you that i was the 11th player and in cricket when 10th batsmen gets out then innings get closed and most of the time i remained not out so i complained to my brother who was the captain that why should i suffer and i should be given my batting.But my brother told me that rule us rule but i remained adamant and refused to leave the crease.Finally i was sacked from the team.
Both my elder brothers were fast bowlers and eldest brother was captain of the team also.Another friend welcome was another medium pacer, hemant and maheshwari were spinners while daboo was our wicket keeper who letter represented state in the Ranji Trophy.( National Championship ) Other member of the team were Tom ( Looked like Clive Loyed ) ,Kartik, and Ganesh.I was the 11th member of the side and the youngest at 11 years.I was a all rounder and used to bowl both medium pacer and spin and that too from both right hand and left hand also.Actually at that time Karsan Ghavery was indian test cricketer who was opening bowler and later in the innings he used to bowl spin.He was one the most popular cricketer of his time because of his look and his bowling run-up with long hair flying in the air.So he was also my hero.As i told you that i was the 11th player and in cricket when 10th batsmen gets out then innings get closed and most of the time i remained not out so i complained to my brother who was the captain that why should i suffer and i should be given my batting.But my brother told me that rule us rule but i remained adamant and refused to leave the crease.Finally i was sacked from the team.
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