Flash...flash: Someone has kidnapped the Indian cricket team and demanded Rs 50 crore or he would burn them with kerosene. Pls donate....I have already donated 25 litres."
This would have passed off as a routine SMS joke in normal circumstances, but this time, the bad vibes betray a collective frustration.
The hate campaign against Dravid & Co. since it lost its first league encounter in the World Cup 2007 to minnows Bangladesh has intensified with its virtual exit from the tournament following the loss to Sri Lanka.Numerous SMSes have started flashing on mobile phones while e-mails too are being vigorously sent by annoyed cricket lovers. Nobody could hide their displeasure over the dispirited performance of the muchhyped Indian batting line-up.
Many fans have now dubbed the national team as the ‘BCCI Club team’. "Sehwag ko Mayur pehnao; Sachin ko Pepsi pilao; Ganguly ko chyawanprash khilao; Dhoni ko Brylcreem lagao; Dravid me Castrol bharao... Lekin un ******ko cricket MAT khelao.." read another SMS, mocking the presumed "star" batsmen over their advertisement drills.
Another SMS took on coach Greg Chappel saying: "Greg is missing. A note found in his hotel room said, ‘I am rushing home. Pls note that I am NOT writing and WILL NOT write any book in my life!’" This SMS came after the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer and India’s loss to Bangladesh.
One of the emails have seven questions on the Indian cricket team and the answers were simply rib-tickling.
Q: "What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by Indian batsmen?"
A: "The walk back to the pavilion."
Q: "What is the Indian version of a hat-trick?"
A: "3 runs in 3 balls."
Q: "Where do Indian batsmen perform their best?"
A. "In advertisements."
Q. "What is the height of optimism?"
A. "Sehwag coming out to bat applying sunscreen on his face."
Q. Last, but not the least: "What did the spectator miss when he went to the toilet?"
A. "The entire Indian innings!"
If by Monday morning India crash out of the World Cup-2007 cell service providers could be the ones having the last laugh. Their SMS lines are sure to get jammed!
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