The weekend that almost wasn't.....
Motivation comes in many forms. Apparently, for Dhruv, it comes in the form of being publicly written off.The Canes had a strong presence over the weekend. One name, however, was conspicuously missing from the team board. Dhruv. He had, somewhat reluctantly, sacrificed cricket for the greater good of family chores. A noble act, no doubt. But when the team has lost three on the trot, a player deciding to disappear is not exactly greeted with a standing ovation. My exact message on the team group was: “Oi Dhruv!! Anyway, our winning percentage goes up now.” Thursday. Silence. Friday. Complete silence. Then the man decides to stride into the maidaan on Saturday like the Colossus of Rhodes, except with a cricket bat and considerably less architectural stability. If Saturday was the preview, Sunday was the full-blown IMAX experience. Dhruv walked in when the scorecard was, at best, pottering along. And then proceeded to launch it into the stratosphere. Consecutive 50s. A maidaan record...
