The crowd waits impatiently, buzzing like a swarm of bees. He stands his guard, jittery inside but hiding it under a thin veneer of calm. The man on the other end runs, then throws. A graceful sweep, a flying arch in the air. His eyes follow it and he slowly smiles. And India goes berserk !
(This is my belated tribute to M S Dhoni and his magnificent sixer that brought the world cup home :)
Written for Three Word Wednesday.This week’s words were – Thin, Grace and Jittery)
(This is my belated tribute to M S Dhoni and his magnificent sixer that brought the world cup home :)
Written for Three Word Wednesday.This week’s words were – Thin, Grace and Jittery)
The Palti shot? Good 55er
ReplyDeleteNice one :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a good 55-er and brings back memories of the fun we all had, watching the match and tweeting :)
ReplyDeleteAh! That wonderful moment in every Indian's life :-) Thanks for bringing it back :-)
ReplyDeletePure bliss it was.
ReplyDelete@Ritu – Thanks ! No the famous helicopter shot from Dhoni :) The last sixer that brought the cup home !
ReplyDelete@ Swaram – Thanks
@Shail – oh yes, it was made more memorable by the tweets :)
@writerzblock – u r welcome ! Frankly I don’t think I can ever forget that day, that moment :)
@Prateek – oh yes it was !
Good one!
ReplyDeleteWhatta shot that was ;)
Nice 55 word fiction to pay a tribute to a memorable chakka :)
ReplyDelete@alphabetworld- it was wasn't it !
ReplyDelete@IHM - thanks :)
Sheilagh Lee said:Great description of the game
ReplyDeleteit seems like you enjoy new writng challenges.
ReplyDeletelovely 55.
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