Iqbaal...

It was a cold winter morning and all the students were assembling for assembly.He knows where his section used to stand "class Xth A".But he hated to form a line cause he had to stand in front because of his height,but fear of punishment always rules...The instruction from discipline in charge was clear "According to height and maintain one hand distance.With their behavior it was quite clear that principal was coming to assembly this morning.He was thinking that he will have to stand half n hour more now.what a shit!!!! (aaj hi aana tha saale ko).After morning gayatri mantra n slokas the second part of it which he hate the most was "national pledge".He always try to figure out who the fuck has written it..."All Indians are my brothers and sisters..................."
If all girls are going to be his sisters then whom he gonna marry.so there was a silence in assembly hall after "brothers" well he never inquired if girls also used to keep mum to retain there future goals..

after few moments the principal with his wife(nick named as Damdavi mayi from chandrakanta fame) were on stage..he held the mic and started his boring shit..
P:Good morning everyone
Students: Good morning sir.....(stretched for few seconds as if all are singing a song)
P: well i wont take much of your time but i have a special announcement to be made.
He:(quietly) thanks god..but what important announcement...might be someone is caught in........(this thing was common phenomenon in his school)
P:Mahatma hans raj tournament is going to take place next month so we are asked to send our school team for sub junior level..so the selection will be done on Sunday..
Instead of his little time promise he took around 15 min...but the the boy was probably was not concerned he was consumed in his own daydream until some one shouted loudly Assembly dismiss!!!!

The cricketer inside him started to come out he knows he is not a great player like others but what is wrong in dreaming..after all its doesn't needs anything except time which he is having in plenty.A day was seemed like an year to spend but suddenly a teacher's words woke him up from his dream"On Monday all of you have to submit this assignment".Hey wait a minute on Monday that means today is Saturday and that means selection is tomorrow...that means he is having no time for practice and lastly he played any game was only in DP vacation..Cause there were no one in colony after his elder brother and there friends went to Bokaro for +2.
Dreams started to vaporise for him but he thought what wrong to give himself a chance.After school as soon as he reached his home he run to the last room where he had hidden his "gulak"(piggy bank for some angrez out there).he has saved almost rs 25 from his pocket money n one or two rupee which he got from his mother only after bringing vegetable from a market 2 K.M from his house.He took that money and rushed to a sports shop nearby.
He:bhaiya ek vicky ka ball dena.
shopkeeper:24 k hai.
he:thik hai ek rupaiye ka kismi bar bhi dena.
Well as the ball came in his hand it was like a trophy itself for him.He ran to his house for lunch otherwise his mom would start shouting at him.From 3 to 6 he keeps on balling and also tried his hand with bat(a wooden log fallen from some tree) and in the whole evening he was just dreaming of next day situation and was hoping to get selected
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Next day morning he woke up early to reach school 5km from his home before time as on Sunday there were school bus.he took rs 10 note from his mother somehow without telling his father but his sweet mama give a extra rs 10 note and said beta kuch kha bhi lena.Some how he managed to reach there before time thanks to one who gave him lift upto school.In ground every thing was arranged mat was there on pitch,some guys were practicing and some where guarding up themself he realized then that he was late.he went to his vice principal and said "sir muhe bhi khelna hai".he glared him for a sec and said Mahesh isse apne team main rah lo.so that was first sign of relaxation on his face after yesterday morning assembly.His team was fielding first so he was placed in "deep cover" place where fielder has to run most may be no one wants that place and he was having no option.

Well the 12 over match begins and for most of the time he kept running before and after the ball.But that place turned out to be a blessing in disguise.he took two stunning catched diving all through in air,it was so amazing that even principal stand up from his chair and clapped for him and asked "beta chot to nahi aayi" and gave him accolade.He forgot the pain at that very moment and then he was upgraded for fielding in point.he had a descent time while bowling.Then came the time for batting and as usual he had to wait till all the big guns were fired up..he was sent seventh down well that was a kind of insult for the batsmen he think himself but for his dream he bear it.They still need 25 run of 3 over and there was no hope.Although no one was taking it seriously as it was only a selection match to see every one performance but the batsman inside him refused to bow down before that bouncer. The bowler from distance started running and he was one of the fastest bowler of his school..."So what let teach these big gun some lesson" he thought.First ball he flicked it towards leg for a boundary.OOh that was cool but some were yet thinking of that as a fluke.He then hit the second ball for a boundary in covers "a beautiful cover drive"..thats must not be fluke the bowler realized.Now the bowler realized that he is dealing with someone else.The third ball he gave his best and while doing so he over pitched it...Poor fellow then realize what blunder he had done..The ball went directly over his head for a huge six.
hey that was my favorite shot,six in straight he yelled. Well frankly saying he is master of that shot i have never seen some one clearing boundary in straight so often as he do.well done chap!!!!!By the time he went back enough destruction was already been done.
"Thats all over for today see you all tomorrow" Principal said in last.

The next morning was special for him whether he would be selected or not doesn't matter but every one was talking about this dark horse.The assembly that seemed boring was giving him a feeling of proud.And at last when principal was announcing the name of all players he was just keeping his finger crossed.Sir started announcing the name of selected students and his heart was pumping to come out side, In 10 players his name was not called he thought its all over but then principal had a last word"The last player is one whom no one expected i m proud to say that yesterday our school discovered our "Jonty rodhes" and thats.............
hey he took my name, he just cant believe it and he compared me with jonty... he had no words to explain it,the dream he always used to see had come true today.....
story to be continued....