Sunshine Cricket

It was a rainy day, but the birds were still chirping. Sunday, the 23rd of February, saw the Titans within the young boys clash at the Marina Beach, Chennai.

It was cloudy, but the “Chennai Stars” lit up the ground with spectacular fielding and bowling. The team was fighting with the “Malgudi Riders”, which had slightly older boys from Malgudi.

Tamil, the captain of the Stars team began the batting after winning the toss. The crowd which was barely there became increasingly huge once Tamil started his stint. In 20 minutes, he gathered 42 runs with his famous ‘Parotta’ shots. The Stars gathered a huge total of 150 with 5 wickets lost in 20 overs.

The Riders gave a stiff competition as well. They won the favour of the crowd when Santhosh, the Captain, did excellent spins in the last few overs. He took 3 wickets in the last 2 overs and did not allow even a single.

At about 3 PM in the evening, the Sun shone beamingly over the Stars congratulating them. The Riders were all out within 100 runs. Tamil bagged “The Man of the Pongal Season” award which came with prize money of Rs.5000. He announced that the prize would be shared among his team members to purchase a complete cricket set.

The waves clapped. The kites fluttered. The crowd cheered. The Stars posed for a picture.