Dear Boys In Blue,
I trust you are fit and in fine spirits.Out here, down under and elsewhere your fans are doing good. It's summer in India and stores are doing brisk business. Blue Jersey No7 and India theme world cup saree are in fashion.How is the weather In Sydney? What does Rainman predict? Are Duck and Lewis going to play today? Who's going to rain on whose parade? Where's the party tonight ?
You are duty bound and nation comes first. In the interests of the bleeding billions who stand by you at this hour, it is my duty to tell you that butterflies have entered our stomachs and I fear they may become pigeons.
May the best team win and may you be the best team. Just a request "Can you restrict them to a score below 270 ?"
I do not wish to burden you with unnecessary trivial matters that may stand in the way of your thinking process and the crucial game today,Yet ! I am compelled to bring this matter to your notice immediately.Trusting that my pleas will reach your ears and believing that the bearer of this message will inform you before the match begins, I write this post.Please check your inbox.
You are true professionals,masters of the game and currently in form.May your good run continue.
I know you not.You know me not but as a parent who prays for the welfare of her child, I pray for you. I am that caring aunt who loves her nephew.I am that sister remember who shares a rakhi bond with you.I am your contemporary,the mad youth the cricket frenzy boy girl or a kid and I am way too excited.
Dear Boys,the crowd will be packed to capacity with three fourths in blue who will be cheering for you. Back at home billions have started their akhanda prayers. The country is in the grip of acute coconut shortage.Coconut and flower prices have soared on low supplies.
Today morning, I checked what the stars had to foretell for my team.They augur well. If positive vibrations in my altar are anything to go by, seems likely that we have a bright chance of retaining the cup and as a friend remarked.."We Indians do not have the habit of returning back even pens,pencils or rubbers.Forget the cup."
I offered flowers to my favourite deity. What will I get out of all this ? My love is unconditional. I have no advice to give you except to remind you just in case you forget, "Please keep the worth of a duck and a lewis in mind while playing and emerge victorious."Just in case it happens to rain....
Please do not let us down.I am that caring aunt who loves her nephews.I am that sister, remember who shares a rakhi bond with you.I will rejoice when you win.
Its a funny feeling but I have to tell you what I think.I am worried about the sledging.I am truly concerned.I am pretty sure that the man at the helm is cool but some of his other brothers are not........Keeping my fingers crossed
An ardent fan
