Match Eve

It's been a fairly uneventful day really. Everybody's going about doing his own thing. No fireworks, no discussions. The team meeting happened on schedule and everyone was there. Before the meeting, everybody seemed good spirits. There was banter, all in good humour. I tell you, this Calypso King is the most interesting character I have ever met. He is really funny... I mean... rrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeaaallllly funny. And he has this poker faced way of ribbing people that had everyone in splits before Coachie reminded us that we are with this team by starting his first set of rambles on what went wrong yesterday. He has good memory though. He even remembers the number of times a batsman adjusts his crotch guard. He has come up with the most innovative strategy ever for tomorrow's match. Tomorrow, we will aproach our innings very ingenously. If we lose an early wicket or two during powerplay, we will consolidate the inning rather than go for maximum. Man, nobody ever thought this before. Also, the skip may not keep, the young aussie may not play, and the Bangla Tiger may get a look in. So expect a couple of major changes tomorrow. The 11 will be announced at our last meeting before the match - 2 hrs from time of play.

By the way, I am remembering Chatterjee Kaku who tells us on TV, "iss baar tum bhi jeetoge". I want to ask him whether that ad was recorded recently or before the last IPL. Sure doesn't look like he is referring to IPL 2009.