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Watching the titans clash in their mind’s eye

The sway of emotions is no different, the excitement is no different and the significance of the edge of the seat thriller match is not lost on these kids.

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The sway of emotions is no different, the excitement is no different and the significance of the edge of the seat thriller match is not lost on these kids. The only difference is that the kids cannot actually watch the match unfold on their television and sometimes have to rely on the narration of Krishna Mama, their in-house commentator for the 40 odd children of the Victoria Memorial School for Blind in Tardeo.

Even among the blind kids, from Std IV to VII, some have an advantage and are the first to react to the radios in their possession. Those with radio sets are the first to hear of a six or four or even the batsman getting out due to the continuous commentary, while the others watching television have to wait for their in-house commentator or the television commentators to make some exclamations.

When Shahid Afridi missed the catch of Sachin Tendulkar for the second time, Sumit More, Std IV student jumped up with excitement and said, “Bara jhala..(Good he missed the catch)

Now India will win.” However the excitement and claps were silenced with the fall of wickets. To add to this, the electricity went off. “There is no load shedding in this area. I don’t know why the lights went off,” said Krishna. But the power-cut could not dampness the kids’ spirits or their eagerness to know the match results. The children slowly dispersed and formed small groups around those who owned the transistors.

The children who had the transistors, repeated the commentary that they heard. When the Indian batsmen hardly scored runs, one of the children cracked a joke. “Arre it is 2-6-2-6. What an over,” shouted Sagar More. While everyone started clapping, whistling, Sagar started laughing and said April fool. Soon the children who once were cheering the team started showing their anger. “Dhoni has not been playing well. Kohli too is under-performing. Hey loka kasha kheltat (How are they playing,” said Rahul Singh, one of the student who was relaying the match to his friends. With no electricity and India’s poor batting performance, many children preferred playing games, while others stuck to the radio commentary.

After India finished their innings, the kids decided to take a break and go have dinner. By then, the lights too came back. Children once again assembled near the television cheering the Indian cricket team. “Take the wickets,” shouted Akash Jabre. They were all silent till Pakistan lost its first wicket in the ninth over.

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