'He hit me for six 4s in one over' gushed a weeping Srisanth in the post match conference as Jaipur Jokers crushed Chennai Chums in the final of the Indian Premiere League yesterday, 'I haven't been smashed so badly even in underarm cricket'.
Ace paceman Srisanth's bowling took a beating in the final and he returned figures of 4 overs for 80 and no wicket. He had a good reason to cry this time and cry he did- he was apparently inconsolable for hours after the match.
While he had little to cheer about in the match, what would have come as a pleasant surprise to him and his family was the Time's 'most influential people' list that's updated every few hours on the Times' website. The widespread media coverage of Srisanth's teary-eyed interview seems to have made him a familiar ugly sighting in every corner of the globe. Little wonder that he jumped from #132475 to #2 in a matter of 3 hours yesterday night on the list. The other Indians in the list are PV.Narasimha Rao (#23), Mandira Bedi (#45), Inspector Karamchand (#57), arbitrary mahout-cum-snake-charmer man (#73) and the Nano (#103). Srisanth's climb in the rankings is definitely an indicator of India finding its rightful place in the world, readers feel.
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In a storm that took all viewers by surprise, #2 ranked Sreeshant changed his profession from cry-baby cricketer to a "high-flying" astronaut. Sreeshant claims it was not a planned change in profession, but would welcome it any day given his recent performance on the cricket field
After being hit of a few 6s, it was Sreeshant's turn to give back. He hit a 6 of Very Very Special Laxman's bowling and was then last seen swinging his bat above his head. What looked at like a helicopter to start with was powerful enough to impart escape velocity to Shreeshant - he is now on his way to Jupiter where he would join the Apollo Mission to determine what human tears could possibly transform to at speeds nearing that of light (c)
Funny! Witty n quite unexpected L!
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