It's been a long time we watched you in action. Even though we had T20 big bang IPL and we enjoyed it but it's not the same. There's only so much fast food we can eat, after a while we need the wholesome square meal to feel really good. So we've had our (more than) fair share of burgers and chips, now we need some real food. We are waiting for the 'Chicken soup for cricket's soul' :)
It's almost strange in some sense.With the frightening pace of T20 popularity and sort of sidelining of ODIs, test cricket we had in last 10 years has been exceptionally amazing. Be it the 2005 ashes test where Australian last wicket partnership of 60 almost won them the match, or the Perth test match that India won after the infamous Sydney test, we need such unbelievable test matches; and we are craving for it now.
In the age of change, you are one of the few things that stand the test of the time. We might seem okay with the ever changing modern versions of the game for a while . Who knows, they will introduce six-a-side cricket soon. But we really need you to make ourselves understand that it's not just about bat and ball. It isn't always about the speed of things, not always about aggression.
We need some real classic encounters where it is all about building a story in the course of 4 days, 12 sessions, and then taking us gradually to its climax on the fifth day where the whole match hangs in balance very delicately. On one side onus is on the remaining batsmen who would die for getting the remaining 200 odd runs and on the other side bowlers are lining up for a final burst.
Oh those turning pitches in India ! those bouncy tracks and lush outfields in Australia, 5 slip fielders waiting for a catch like a tiger waiting for its prey, fielders breathing down the neck of the batsmen, a snotter of a delivery that whizzes past the batsman's ear over after over, a resilient batsman under that helmet that just won't throw his wicket away,
oh how much we miss this !! We wait for you.
Yours faithfully,
a cricket fan
It's almost strange in some sense.With the frightening pace of T20 popularity and sort of sidelining of ODIs, test cricket we had in last 10 years has been exceptionally amazing. Be it the 2005 ashes test where Australian last wicket partnership of 60 almost won them the match, or the Perth test match that India won after the infamous Sydney test, we need such unbelievable test matches; and we are craving for it now.
In the age of change, you are one of the few things that stand the test of the time. We might seem okay with the ever changing modern versions of the game for a while . Who knows, they will introduce six-a-side cricket soon. But we really need you to make ourselves understand that it's not just about bat and ball. It isn't always about the speed of things, not always about aggression.
We need some real classic encounters where it is all about building a story in the course of 4 days, 12 sessions, and then taking us gradually to its climax on the fifth day where the whole match hangs in balance very delicately. On one side onus is on the remaining batsmen who would die for getting the remaining 200 odd runs and on the other side bowlers are lining up for a final burst.
Oh those turning pitches in India ! those bouncy tracks and lush outfields in Australia, 5 slip fielders waiting for a catch like a tiger waiting for its prey, fielders breathing down the neck of the batsmen, a snotter of a delivery that whizzes past the batsman's ear over after over, a resilient batsman under that helmet that just won't throw his wicket away,
oh how much we miss this !! We wait for you.
Yours faithfully,
a cricket fan
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