My New Letter Series – Dear Babar, Your Team Reminds Me Of A Famous Hindi Song

Let’s face it, Bob-Zee, your team is really made for Bollywood! See, Bollywood would love to have your team act in the movies

Kumar Sridhar

November 26, 2023

Let’s face it, Bob-Zee, your team is really made for Bollywood! See, Bollywood would love to have your team act in the movies

Dear Babar,

By now, you must be India-sick. Not sick of India but missing it. A lot! Anyways let’s face it, Bob-Zee, your team is really made for Bollywood! See, Bollywood would love to have your team act in the movies, especially all-time legendary actors like Saif Ali Khan or even more legendary Shahid Kapoor. Maybe they already have acted in their illustrious lives; who else could act like professional cricketers with “achievements” in their careers! Like Abdullah Shafique impersonating an opening batsman! Love the way he falls over himself in rough situations!! Like the one against Afghanistan! Granted he scored 50+ but he looked as much at ease as I did when talking to my dad, after getting caught smoking!!

Think about Abdullah acting alongside Shahid as one of the comedians! Shahid himself would be the chief comedian so Abdullah would have to settle for the role of a comedian’s sidekick but the pay is good! Well, at least better than the once in 5 monthly paycheck you receive from your reputable board, the PCB!!

Now, we get to the other opener, Imam Ul Huq, a scholarly-looking guy who would fit well in a library filled with Urdu literature! What literatureat literature, you ask? The most famous writers that the PKR can buy!! Like, well, you know…ummm…you’ve gotta help me with this one Bob-Zee!! Anyways, his uncle (Inzamam, AKA Aloo) ensured his scholarly nephew played cricket for your outstanding team!! He’s done pretty good…against Nepal and The Dutch teams! I mean, these ARE teams!! That does play cricket!! Even if this can be considered yard cricket!!

Now, we get to the middle order, led by…YOU!! Ain’t no team in the world that can get you out!! Not Australia, Not England, and definitely NOT India! You’re a legend…as you have told us time and again!! Following you are players like Maulana Rizwan, more famous for his prayers and dedications of any centuries he scores; and he’s scored about 10 of them just in this World Cup! Granted, you’ve only played 6 matches but each of his innings consists of his batting PLUS his prayers ONFIELD!!

Your Vice Captain Shadab Khan is a combination of Surya Kumar Yadav AND Kuldeep Yadav! I mean, Surya with the ball and Kuldeep with the bat!!

Your spinners, Iftikhar and Nawaz remind me of the legendary Chandra…with the bat and Farookh Engineer with the ball!! And your pacers…the legends that they are, Afridi reminds one of what Michael Holding would be…if Ole Mike tried bowling left-handed; the others are all your guys, Bob-Zee!

Well, yeah, before I forget, I have to tell you what song your team reminds me of; Tu Chal, Mai Aaya (you go ahead, I’m right behind you). I am sure you enjoyed the Biryani in India, it might never be this good once you get back to your esteemed country!!

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