Commentator Chintu:- Ballygunge Government School has scored 186 runs in 20 overs by losing only 6 wickets. Now, it is time for a 20 minutes break. After the break, we will see whether the Saint Sebastian School can chase it down or not.
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Ganga:- Oh! Pathetic bowling performance by us!
Mainak:- Let me go in first.
Bhanu:- Today, I and our opener Rabi have taken rest due to mild fever and injuries. That does not mean that you will go and face the first ball.
Joseph:- No, I think, it will be a right decision to send Mainak first. We want a pinch-hitter to make as many runs as possible within the first 6 or 7 overs. After that thunderstorm, if we have wickets in our hand, then this score can be chased down easily. Rakesh, you will go 2nd down. I will go 1st down instead of 4th down. Mainak and Prakash will open our innings. Mainak and Prakash, don’t think about anything. Just keep on banging the ball towards the boundary.
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Commentator Chintu:- Everything was going well for the Saint Sebastian School team till 11th over. After 11th over, they were 135 for 2. Both Mainak and Prakash scored rapid half centuries and got out in 9th and 11th over respectively. But, now, after 17 overs, they are in 162/8. The wickets fell like a house made of a pack of playing cards. At present, the tail-enders, Chinmoy and Arindam are on the crease.
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Arindam:- Boss, I am not a good striker of balls. You know that very well. I will just take singles and rotate the strikes. You try to hit fours and sixes.
Chinmoy:- We have to take the risk. 25 runs required in 18 balls.
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Commentator Chintu:- Oh! No! This time, Chinmoy is not so lucky. After hitting two sixes in two consecutive balls, he became unlucky in his 3rd big shot. The deep mid-off fielder has taken the catch just an inch ahead of the boundary. Saint Sebastian School is now on 180/9 with 6 balls remaining.
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Nonigopal:- ki hobe re! My heart is beating now.
Arindam:- ki aar hobe…either we will win or lose. Very interesting! They have given the last ball to an off-spinner.
Nonigopal:- He has already taken 4 wickets in this match.
Arindam:- Relax! Just take the single and give me the strike.
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Commentator Chintu:- After getting beaten in two consecutive balls, Nonigopal has taken a single. Now, 6 runs required in 3 balls to win. The off-spinner, Ghatak is stepping in. Arindam is completely beaten. Now, the off-spinner has bowled the second last delivery of the match. Arindam stroked the ball hard but it went straight into the hands of the fielder in the cover area region. Arindam decided not to take a single. He stayed at the striking end. Now, Ghatak is going to bowl the last ball. Arindam swept the ball towards mid-wicket. What a sweep shot! The ball went for a six. Saint Sebastian School is in the final.
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Arindam:- Ha ha ha…That off –spinner never expected a sweep shot from me. He did a blunder by giving a 2nd doosra in the over after the 4th ball.
Ganga:- Actually, sweep shot is a good weapon against good spinners. Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch won many matches for England by playing those sweep shots only.
Arindam:- I never thought that the ball will cross the boundary. Luck favored us a little bit.
Sajal:- Victory is victory! No matter, how it comes.
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Srabanti:- Have you people heard the news yesterday about the Kolkata Book Fair?
Fatima:- Yeah! Yeah! A fire broke out at the Kolkata Book Fair due to a gas cylinder burst in one of the food stalls. Many valuable books have got burnt. Those food stalls near the ‘Little Magazine’ book stalls were not required at all.
Raghav:- But, those stalls were nearer to that pond, naah…why there was so delay in taming the fire?
Srabanti:- That I don’t know, but the West Bengal Government and the Guild may not allow any food stalls inside the Kolkata Book Fair in future.
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Mrs. Samaddar:- Sir, the Chohan Travels and the Gautam Travels are not in a mood to renew their contracts for school buses as they are demanding a 10% hike in the contractual amount.
Mr. Richards:- Sir, I have talked with the owners of the two bus companies. I told them that if they provide us good quality school buses for our students, then only we will increase their contractual values.
Mr. Roland:- Look! If we bend to their demands, then we have to increase the school bus fees, which will prompt many of our school students to leave the school bus. Now, 15% of the school bus revenues come in our profit book. So, we don’t want to have any loss by hiking the school bus fee. Rather, we will enter into a new contract with the Khanna Travels, who are demanding much less contractual amount.
Mrs. Samaddar:- But, Sir! In total, we have school buses for 10 routes as of now. But, Khanna Travels can provide only 6 buses for 6 different routes.
Mr. Roland:- That’s not a problem! See, we will merge some of the routes into one. Say, the Bus No.2 goes to Joka, Diamond Park without taking the route of New Alipore! The Bus No.8 goes towards Chetla by taking the New Alipore route. So, we will merge these two bus routes into one. Say, the Bus No. 4 will go to Joka through the Chetla and New Alipore route. Similarly, we will merge the bus routes of Garia, Bansdroni and Jadavpur. We can even merge the bus routes of Bidhannagar and Gariahat. There is profitability in it. It will reduce the operating costs and the number of students per bus will increase. Moreover, as we are not hiking the school bus fee, we will not lose any customer.
Mr. Richards:- My Goodness! Sir! You have an intelligent brain like a businessman!
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Back-Seat Students of Bus No.4 of Saint Sebastian School:- Call Girls! Call Girls! What are your hourly rates?
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Darowan Pandey ji:- Saab! Saab! Doh Police Inspector aaye hain aap se milne ke liye!
Mr. Roland:- Andar bhejh doh!
Mr. Joardar:- Good afternoon, Mr. Roland!
Mr. Roland:- Arrey! Mr. Jayram Joardar. Welcome! Welcome! So, this time, is there any complaint again, against our boys in your Bhawanipore Police Station?
Mr. Joardar:- No, not in our station but the FIR has been lodged in the Alipore Police Station. He is Mr. Manturam Manna, the Inspector of the Alipore Police Station. Your school boys pass comments on those call girls standing on the Kalighat Bridge, when the school bus crosses through that bridge. Now, those call girls have lodged a complaint.
Mr. Manna:- Actually, your school students are basically hooligans and as a Principal of this school, you are not able to control them. Give us the permission; we will size up all those hooligans within 24 hours.
Mr. Roland:- No, no, no….I can understand your feelings, Sir. I will take strict actions on them. This time, please forgive them, otherwise, it will be a bad name for our school and after all, the career of those boys may get ruined also.
Mr. Joardar:- We will forgive this time but not next time but our strictness has to be reduced by a bailout.
Mr. Roland:- Yeah! Yeah! Sure! I am ready to give 1000 bucks each to both of you. Don’t worry!
Mr. Manna:- Then it’s ok! The case gets settled here.
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Singh ji (Bus Conductor of Bus No.4):- Kya karenge saab! Kitne baar hum ladkon ko samjhaya ke aise awaaz mat maaro…phir bhi hamara bus kalighat bridge ke upar uthteyi…woh log chillata hain…’bhosdi…randi…call girls…rate kato…kitna lega bey…aur woh ladkiyaan bhi awaaz deti hain…’saala sudhu ki dekhbi aar jwolbi…jwalabi kobe…sudhu dekhley hobe…khorchaa achey…1 ghontae 500 taka…’
Mr. Roland:- Oh! My God! The case has gone to such an extreme level. Pandey ji, tell Mrs. Samaddar to call all the students of Bus No.4 and assemble them at the auditorium hall.
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Mr. Roland:- Let me assume that you all are either blind or deaf. Now, if I pass comment on you people by saying, ‘Abbey andha hain’…’abbey saala kaala hain’….then will you people feel good after hearing those comments.
Students of Bus No.4:- No, Sir! We will feel very bad.
Mr. Roland:- Exactly! After all; this is human psychology. No one wants to hear bad things or weak points about himself or herself. Similarly, when you are calling a call girl as a call girl in public, they are getting mentally offended by it. Everyone knows that those girls are call girls, but, when you people are pointing fingers at them or commenting on them, you are not only humiliating them but yourselves too. When you people are in school uniform, you are representing a school. The goodwill, brand value and ethical values of a school depends lot on its students. When you people behave like this in public places, the other people will say, ‘Saala bastiwala school ke ladke inh ladkon se accha hain’….Try to understand, what I am trying to say. I can punish all of you or even rusticate you. But, that punishment will not help you to learn from your mistakes, unless you feel the repercussions of your mistakes.
Students of Bus No.4:- Sorry Sir! We will not do it again. Please forgive us!
Mr. Roland:- Ok! Ok! But, don’t repeat it again. Go back to your respective classes.
Students of Bus No.4:- Thank you, Sir.
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Bhutia (Bus Driver of Bus No.4):- Aap ne humko bulaya hain, Sir!
Mr. Roland:- Oh! Yeah! Come in. Aaj key baad, don’t take that route of Kalighat bridge. Better you take the Alipore route from Chetla to reach Bhawanipore.
Bhutia (Bus Driver of Bus No.4):- Ok, Sir!
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Commentator Chintu:- Saint Sebastian School Cricket Team has scored just 115 runs in 20 overs by losing 9 wickets. The South Point School Cricket Team is going to start their innings now. It seems that this match is a cake-walk for them.
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Parag:- 116 runs is nothing in this pitch and that too for the South Point team.
Raghav:- Cricket is the Gentleman’s Game, but, side by side, it is also a very funny game. You never know, when the situation will change by 180 degrees.
Tamang:- Ha ha ha…ok, let us watch the roller-coaster ride.
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Commentator Chintu:- This is a very boring match. Both the teams are defending each other. Within 6 overs, the South Point School Team lost 6 wickets for 46. After that, the 6th wicket stand went for a long defensive partnership to reach at 101 for 6 in 18 overs. Is it a Test Match! Credit goes to excellent economic bowling by the Saint Sebastian School Cricket Team. This time, Samiran, the captain of Saint Sebastian School has shuffled his bowlers well and kept on deploying aggressive fielding formations by telling his bowlers to go for wickets only. Indranil is going to bowl the second last over of the match. He has not taken any wicket so far, but given only 5 runs in his previous 3 overs. He is a good right-arm medium paced bowler.
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Gurcharan:- Fantastic! Boss! Indranil has given only 3 runs in this over. That means; 12 runs required in the last over. We have to defend 11 runs only.
Ganga:- Samiran has given the last over to Dulalchandra! In the 2nd over, Dulalchandra went for 17 runs. Gamble, boss…it is a gamble.
Arindam:- No, it is not so! Look there! Samiran is telling all the fielders to spread out. In the last over, he is going for a defensive fielding formation because the South Point team has four wickets in hand. Dulalchandra has bowled the last over in every thrilling match. His secret weapon is his arm ball targeting the middle stump from the leg-side angle. Let us watch the battle!
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Commentator Chintu:- 6 runs required in 2 balls. In the last ball itself, Banerjee of South Point hit a six on the ball of Dulalchandra. Dulalchandra to deliver the next ball. Oh! Banerjee is clean bowled. A Yorker from a left-arm spinner! 1 ball remaining, 6 runs required! Rajatsubhra is facing the last ball. He swung his bat. Is it a four or a six? Maybe, it is surely going for a six! Oh! What a fielding by Chiranjivi at the boundary line. He caught the ball, but, as he saw he was going to put his right leg over the boundary line to balance himself, he just released the ball inside the boundary line. The South Point has finished their innings at 113/7. So, Saint Sebastian School has won the final match of this CAB School Tournament.
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Students of Saint Sebastian School:- Hip Hip Hurrah!
Mr. Bairagi:- Sir, we have taken the sweet revenge. This final match was much tougher than the final match of previous year.
Mr. Roland:- Yeah! But, one thing you have to appreciate that this pitch of St.Lawrence School field is a bowling pitch. If you are a good bowler, you are surely going to have a great day on this pitch. Anyway, our boys deserve a great treat. Keep these 2000 bucks. Give them a treat in either Jimmy’s Kitchen or Shiraz Restaurant.
Mr. Bairagi:- Yes, Sir! As you wish!
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Mrs. Purokayastha:- We will go for the picnic at Falta. Those who are interested to go must give 200 bucks each. Bhanu and Jahar, you people will collect the money from them.
Bhanu & Jahar:- Ok, madam!
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Prakash:- Ehey! The tea was so hot that I have burnt my tongue after 2-3 sips of it.
Dolui:- Oho! Then, today, you may not enjoy the taste of mutton curry.
Sajal:- Hey! The actions of Pandey ji, Singh ji and Bhutia are looking somewhat suspicious. They are taking two plates of Chicken Pakodas and walking towards that big bush. Come on! Let us follow them.
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Bhutia (School Bus Driver):- Abbey saale…bola tha…Officer’s Choice ya McDowell’s Rum laaney ke liye…yeh kya le ke aaya plastic pouch mein…
Singh ji (School Bus Conductor):- Abbey…yahaan pe tera pahari chaang thodai naa milega…yeh Bengal ka local drink hain…isko kahetey hain…’Chullu’….chal apna glass badha…daal deta hoon…
Pandey ji (Security Guard of St.Sebastian School):- Cheers! Cheers! Bhaiye…Chicken pakoda ka taste badiya hua hain…yeh Thakur ko bhi bulaa lo…thoda woh bhi peeyega….
Singh ji:- Haan haan…cooking ho jaane ke baad…woh bhi aa jayega peeney ke liye….
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Dolui:- Now, this is their enjoyment! Actually! These guys are enjoying the picnic better than us…he he he…
Prakash:- They are drinking the local drink, that’s ok! But, I am damn sure that the Bhutia will vomit today as he is drinking that Cholai Madh for the first time in his life.
Sajal:- Kortey deh naa…taatey kaar ki chera galo…come on, let us have some chicken pakodas. The Thakur is serving plates of Chicken pakodas there.
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Srabanti:- We have liked this picnic spot. It is such an open space. You can run here and there. Even you can see some ships going towards the Garden Reach Shipyard.
Revathi:- Yeah! At least it is far better than Nicco Park or Palm Village. We ran here and there so much that we are feeling tired now. But, it is a nice picnic. Even the foods were so tasty.
Subir Sir:- Come on, boys and girls! It is already 5.30 PM now. Board the bus. We have to go now.
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Mr. Roland:- If you were feeling like vomiting, you could have done that behind the bushes only. Just after having your lunch in the picnic, you started vomiting in front of the students and teachers. Shame on you!
Bhutia (School Bus Driver):- Galti ho gaya saab…hum woh sab bekaar local drink (Chullu) aur kabhi nahi peeyengey…paisa bhi karcha hotaa hain…aur sehad bhi kharab hota hain…
Mr. Roland:- Ok, you can go now. But, you must say sorry to Mr. Subir, Mr. Bairagi, Mr. Richards, Mrs. Samaddar, Mrs. Purokayastha and Mrs. Choudhury. Go now.
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