Anhoni ko Dhoni kar de Dhoni ko anhoni …

India are down 0-7 for Tests on foreign soil.
Please sing to the tune of Anhoni ko honi kar de from the Bollywood film Amar Akbar Anthony…

Anhoni ko Dhoni kar de Dhoni ko anhoni,
Anhoni ko Dhoni kar de Dhoni ko anhoni,
Ek jagah jab jama ho teeno… Tendlya, Laxman aur Dravid,
Anhoni ko Dhoni kar de Dhoni ko anhoni…

Ek wicket se bhale do, do wickets se bhale teen,
Technique-himmat saath nahi, records hai victories nahi,
Arre kuch darne ki baat nahi,
Ye Tests ki raina hai koi gam ki ODI raat nahi,
Yaaro hanso bana rakhi hai kyo ye surat roni…
Ek jagah jab jama ho saare…

Ek wicket se bhale do wicket, do se bhale teen (Count till 10),
India ke openers ko, is team ke bowlers ko,
Koi hope nahin hai… no… no… no…
Kaise baat matlab ki samajhaau deewaano ko,
Sapan salone le ke aayi hai ye raat saloni,
Ek jagah jab jama ho saare gyaarah members Indian team ke…

(Original song: Anhoni ko honi kar de.
Film: Amar Akbar Anthony.
Year: 1977)

This Spoof by Sunil Rajguru

WACA WACA Perth anarth musings…

Overheard…

∙ Laxman to Dravid-Tendulkar: Remember when we all played in Australia together for the first time in 1999! We lost 0-3. It seems like it happened just now.
Dravid to Laxman: Abbe it has happened just now! We have gone down 0-3! Wake up!

∙ Daadi 1: Suna hai Indian cricket team boori tarah se haari hai?
Daadi 2: Ab itna subah uthke keholge to yahi hoga na!

∙ Player: You know we used to have that problem against the second new ball?
Coach: Yes.
Player: Well we’ve sorted it out.
Coach: How?
Player: The innings doesn’t even last till the second new ball any more!

∙ Captain: Make it large!
Players: 0-4! Large enough for you?
Captain: 0-8 possible?
Players: Yes boss!

Headline headline on the wall…

Down Under Down Under… Torn Asunder Down Under… Blunder Down Under… Murder Down Under… Plunder Down Under… Surrender Down Under… Dumbfounder Down Under… Pretender Down Under… Tender Down Under… Hellbender Down Under… Sust Kalandar Down Under… Oh Brother! Down Under… Undertaker Down Under… Choker Down Under… Loose Character Down Under…

I have a dream… that one day…

…India will actually draw a match on foreign soil…
…Sachin will finally get his 100th international 100…
…Sehwag’s batting will actually make sense…
…an Indian quick will terrorize the opposition…
…England-Australia-South Africa-India will walk as equals…
…free at last… free at last… free at last… from all this nonsense…

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Reference: Third India-Australia Test, Perth, January 13-15