About ten kilometres away from the Cyber hub, of Gurgaon in Haryana, India we gathered together on a sultry Friday to kill the week long drudgery of office work.
How ?
By playing a twenty overs cricket match under the powerful white incandescent light from the four tall pillars that encircled the cricket ground.
The light cool breeze also had a hint of depression in the air.
Little did we know the fate of the game. It was a great start to a weekend by planning to hit boundaries over the rope.
We take you through a pictorial passage as the game unfolded. Enjoy …
The white light dazzles as the green field below comes to life
The groundsmen inspecting the cricket pitch to make it ready for the match ahead
A player reviews the cricket pitchbefore signalling the team to make way for the match
The players edge out towards the pitch walking on the green meadow like texture
A batsman puts on the cricket gear rummaging through the kit bag for getting well equipped
Players fan out as the light burns bright at the ground edges
Preparations complete, the opening batsmen looks at the bowler who shines the white ball
Field setting can be seen as the captain asks them to be at their positions
A fielder yanks at his cap as he walks to his deep square leg position
The first ball is bowled, all eyes glued to the white ball as it carries itself
The wicket keeper looks at the long on field as backward point fielder edges in
The batsman at strike
The bowler lunges the ball as the batsman gauges the delivery
A late cut shot delivered, and the batsman takes a run
A fielder at fine leg position awaits the captain’s instruction
The batsman ready for an off drive as the ball is about to pitch
All eyes fixed on the batsman, the ball cuts through the air
Out …Right off the bat, the bowler catches the ball
The fielders rejoice, as a wicket falls
The left handed batsman lifts the bat for an off side slog
The batsman looks at the ball as it edges towards the backward point area for a four
The fielder at the cover point focuses as the ball is about to land on his itching hands
The fielders group with joy as the catch leads to a wicket
The new batsman comes in, eager to strike few fire crackers
The batsman looks around as his shot is about to get caught
The ball cuts through the air after delivery, the batsman ready to strike
A front foot pull, executed by the batsman, as the wicket keeper focuses the speedy ball
The wicket keeper succeeds in stopping the ball, as the batsman looks down in sadness
The cricket match suddenly stops, as heavy sheet of wind blown rain drenches the ground
The pitch is covered, the rain becomes fierce as driving rain wets everything in its path
The flood lights blink off… the over cast sky was aglow with the city lights, under the incessant rain, blotches of water fill the ground
We conclude the cricket experience with hot steaming ginger laced tea and grilled cottage cheese sandwich
Well, hope you had a good cricket time, as we did braving the rains. Will meet you soon with another story.
Shades of an explorer 