Mahendra Singh Dhoni is hot alright but he certainly needs to be told that the contents in my belly are meant to be gulped down.
Dinesh Chopra
JOHANNESBURG: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is hot alright but he certainly needs to be told that the contents in my belly are meant to be gulped down and not poured on someone. Oh, sorry. Forget to introduce myself. Hi, I’m a beer can from one of the more illustrious families in South Africa, called Castle Lager. I was No 53 and was brought to the Wanderers cricket stadium along with my other brothers on Sunday night.
“Indians are gonna win tomorrow and we will be part of history,” said the most vintage of the champagne gang. I don’t know when I slept but was woken up by a huge roar. My worst fear had come true: India had won. As I tried to stand on my toes to look outside the refrigerator’s glass, I saw the Indian tricolor in the hands of Rahul Dravid. He quickly posed for pictures with Sourav Ganguly, next to him Greg Chappell and Dilip Vengsarkar.
“Yuuhhuuuuu, yeaaaahhhhh” was all I could hear as sister champagnes were uncorked one by one. Virender Sehwag was in the forefront, as No. 16 and 17 were undone by coach Greg Chappell and Ian Frazer. Trust me, these guys should be taught a thing or two about drinking beer. And, my view was endorsed by Chappell when he was being interviewed inside the dressing room.
“I think we need to teach these guys a thing or two about drinking the beers rather than spilling them.” God, he’s such a coach… As I speak to you, number 28 was on his way out with Harbhajan Singh. My cousin from India is here too and he tells me that Harbhajan is a brand ambassador for a liquor company. I was about to bet that he won’t pour the beer but he too… and that too on Chappell. Hey someone, deduct Bhajji’s sponsorship money! While here I saw number 39 biting the dust, this time by Dinesh Kaarthick.
Sreesanth broke into a jig for the camera, and this time a bhangra? My cousin from India said it is a rarity to see a South Indian do such perfect Bhangra moves. Like a good fast bowler he completed the follow through with break dance. He too is one of spilling and not drinking as he went for Gautam Gambhir. As we were pondering our future in came the big, strong hand of VRV Singh and he took with him 41, 42 and 43. He was getting ready for the king’s reception….ya, Sachin Tendulkar was coming in. It took almost entire team to get hold of him. Tendulkar’s response: “I want more,” as we all realised how much it meant for these men.
Writer works for ESPN’s Sportcenter
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