Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
M. G. Narasimha Murthy
Cricket鈥檚 new 鈥榓vatar鈥� of Twenty20,
Condensed game with intensity -
Daring strokes and runs in plenty
Dhoni 鈥�sena鈥檚 priceless bounty.
Soaring sixes piercing the skies
Like Abdul Kalam鈥檚 Agni missiles:
Catches tantalizing on boundary lines,
Hair-breadth run-outs baffling both umpires,
Breathless crowds watching the TV screen
With throbbing pulse and eyes very keen
Their favourite heroes raise the bats
Or quit the field with shattered hopes.
Master blasters falling easy prey
To cunning spinners鈥�
clever turns
And blinding speedsters鈥�
sudden swings.
Jubilant crowds cry for more and more
Hits like Uthappa鈥檚 crucial four
That propelled India to the fore:
Mascarenhas madly smashing five sixes
Provoking Yuvraj to wreak vengeance
With six towering sixes and fiery fours
Setting a world record of fifty runs
In two overs, surpassing the wildest dreams!
And Bhajji luring batsmen away from the
crease
Only to be stumped with elan and ease!
Srisanth鈥檚 catch, the tournament鈥檚 superb climax
Of India鈥檚 triumphant World Cup march!
Rejoicing fans expect this stormy trend
To carry cricket to dizzy heights
And bring surprises without end.
* The final match - India vs Pakistan - of the World Cup Twenty20 tournament was played in Johannesburg on 24-9-鈥�07. India won the match by five runs.