Poetry in Cricket

[devla]

No, not talkiing about Sachin's straight-drive or Shane Warne's leg breaks. Come up with your rhymes. Here's my attempt from a long time ago: Silly point pe hai light latki, Uski nigahein tujhpe hai atki Front foot pe jaa par edge mat lagaa, Run to banega par wicket bachaa! Right arm over hai bowling shuru, Bouncer dalega ya yorker guru, Hook nahin to french cut hi chala, Run to banega par wicket bachaa! Non-stricker ki baatein mat sun, Tujhme bhi hain bhare Aailaa ke gun, abdo satka thodi taange matka, Acchha sa ek straight drive dikhaa! Asking rate ki fikar na kar, Ball pe rakh tu apni nazar, Aankhe bandh kar aur bat ghuma, Bahut hua ab Match jitaa!!!

[vayuu1]

Pehle over ki pehli gaind Khelne aa rahe Desmond Haynes Desmond Haynes ne Mara chakka Bowler reh gays Hakka bakka Dusri gaind gayi boundary ke Paar Batsman ko mile run chaar Teesri gaind thi outswing Bowler lag raha tha gabbar singh Chauthi gaind gyi leg bye Bowler ki to shamat aayi Panchvi gaind hui leg glance Batsman ne apna badla stance Aakhri gaind pe ud gyi wicket Haynes ji ka kat gya ticket Wicket giri unke nickat Yahi hai hamara test cricket

[vamos_rafa]

Don't know how many have heard about this. There was a cassete from Johny Lever in which he mentioned about cricket. It had a song like: Allison daud ke aaya Ball pe thook lagaya Gavaskar apna hero hai not out on zero. Something on this line.. It was really funny

[Mariyam]

This one is from yours truly during the World Cup. It was later republished in the World Literature Review and has been a benchmark for scholastic excellence in poetry and an oft repeated debate among other poets- How could she really write so well?? Chawla didn't bowl too badly