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Indian Cricket team meeting: 
  
  All the kids were making lot of noise. Of course it would 
  be wrong to say that everyone was making noise. Sachin, 
  who was sitting on the first bench, was very quiet as 
  usual. Only 2 minutes were left for sir to arrive. 
  
  At sharp 9, John sir enters the class. Everyone take his 
  place. 
  
  "Good morning everybody", Sir said. 
  
  "Ok boys, so let's learn something about team spirit. 
  Hey, Parthiv, how many times I have told you not to put 
  your thumb in your mouth. Now you are in big boys. So 
  act like a big kid. And how will you keep wickets if you 
  put your thumb in mouth" 
  
  Parthiv doesn't pay any attention. 
  
  "PARTHIV", Sir shouts. 
  
  "Parthiv, take the thumb out." Sachin says in his too 
  gentle voice. Parthiv immediately takes the thumb out and 
  says - "I will always listen to you. SachinDada, You are 
  my role model" 
  
  Sachin gives a TVS Victor smile. 
  
  "Grrrrrr.... I am the only DADA in this team! DO YOU 
  UNDERSTAND?" Sourav dada shouts from the last bench! 
  
  "Boys, don't fight. Today we are going to learn about 
  team spirit. Harbhajan! Why are you slapping Rahul?" 
  
  "Sir, he calls me 'Sardar'" 
  
  "But you are a Sardar, right?" 
  
  "Sir, but he says - I can bowl well only at 12 o'clock. 
  And since 12o'clock is lunch time, I will never bowl well" 
  - Bhaji said very angrily. 
  
  "Rahul, I always thought you were a quiet guy like 
  Sachin." 
  
  "But Sir, he calls me 'Tortoise' because I score slowly." 
  
  "But, they all call u Wall for your perfect defence, 
  right? And you should be proud of it" "I was sir. But 
  now I am not, because they sing a song - 'Rahul Dravid the 
  Wall, Can't hit a single ball'" 
  
  "Sourav, you are the captain of the side, you should make 
  sure that boys don't fight with each other." 
  
  "I tried, but they don't listen to me. Some of them still 
  listen to Sachin only." Sourav said dejectedly. 
  
  "Guys, no more fights. So we are going to learn about 
  team spirit. Team spirit is - playing for the team and 
  not for yourself. Can anyone give me one example of team 
  spirit?" 
  
  Everybody remained silent and as usual started looking 
  down. "Ok, Nehra, give me a good example of team spirit" 
  
  "Sir.. I don't know any. But I know a good example of 
  lack of team spirit" 
  
  "Ok, ok, tell me that." 
  
  "When Sourav comes near his hundred, he forgets the team's 
  requirement and plays slowly. That is a good example of 
  lack of tam spirit" The whole class laughs. 
  
  "Grrrr.... In next match Ajit will play in your place. 
  And you will be the water boy" Roars Sourav. 
  
  "This type of fighting is not good for our team. Anil, 
  you are a senior member of the side. You should take care 
  of the boys. ANIL!!! Why are you looking at the board, 
  look at me." 
  
  Some children say "Dhapanya, Dhapanya". Everyone laughs. 
  
  "Sir, I forgot my lenses today." 
  
  "So you should always keep your spects with you." 
  
  "But sir, then these people call me 'Dhapanya'. Now I 
  wear lenses, so I am not Dhapanya right?" 
  
  "Is it? Then why do you call me 'jaadya' even though I 
  have lost my weight" Said angry Dinesh Mongia. 
  
  Now Ajit joins the fight. " And you call me 'Diwali 
  Dasara' because I give too many runs" 
  
  Dinesh defends himself, "I said that because you called me 
  'Navajyot Singh Sidhhu' when I said something without 
  thinking." 
  
  "Enough of this!!" Said frustrated John Right. "Guys, 
  one thing we have learned today and that is - there is no 
  team spirit in our side. By the way, no matter what 
  happens, you should not call anyone 'Navajyot Singh 
  Siddhu'. That hurts. Now we have learned what team 
  spirit is not. Let us now see what team spirit is?" 
  
  "Sir I have a shooting for TVS Victor" Sachin said. 
  
  "And I have to go for Coca Cola" - Said Sehwag. 
  
  "Hero Honda for me" Sourav. 
  
  "Jam jam Jammy " said Rahul. 
  
  One by one every one left the classroom. 
  
  Only sir and Parthiv Patel were left. Parthiv was waiting 
  for his mom to pick him up. He still has his thumb in his 
  mouth. Sir has anyway given up on this side. "Parthiv, I 
  am going to teacher's room. Don't go anywhere. Your mom 
  will come in few minutes. And don't forget to take your 
  water bag home." 
  
  Dejected sir went to the teachers' room, called the peon 
  and told him to bring a VRS form!!! 
 
 

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