..it would have been the SCG yesterday when Lacchu’s grace brought to mind, among other things, Brearley’s immortal lines about Azhar.
“..if his genius could be bottled, the future of Test Cricket is secure” or words to that effect.
Watching the extended highlights on Foxtel reminded me of two pieces of poetry.
“Mazhai, pala koti thanthi-hal udayadhorr isai-kkaruvi.” Subramanya Bharati.
The bard was listening to the raindrops on his roof when he made the observation about rain being a multi stringed musical instrument.
Lacchu’s bat as a musical isntrument? Not far fetched at all.
Sab kucch dekh liya
tujh ko dekh kar
utthe nahin hain haath mere
is dua ke baad.
A substitution of ‘dekh’ for the original ‘maang’ in Agha Hashr Kashmiri’s original urdu couplet and, batting-wise, I had seen all there was to be seen and I have no desire to see any more after this benediction!
