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Speedy Uncle Plays Cricket By Faheem Aalam

It was a Sunday morning and Speedy Uncle wake up earlier.

For a moment he thought to himself. It’s wonderful … amazing … but moments later was dismayed as he babbled in surprise. How could I have got up so early that too on a Sunday morning?

On weekdays Speedy Uncle would go back to sleep after offering his morning prayers and then get up at seven o’clock again to drop Mahmood and Arooj to school, which was his duty. Otherwise, he always desires ‘non-stop’ sleep, and fulfilled his desire on Sunday’s.

Blinkkyyy! Hey Blinkkyyy, shouted Speedy Uncle sitting up in bed.

Blinky was his servant!

Sir! Yes sir!

You awful lousy man! How did I wake up so early? Tell me, I said tell me, shouted Speedy Uncle, as he got all hyper.

Ssss … Sir … What I can say! Ask your eyes, they can tell you, replied Blinky gingerly.

Yes, of course, I will have to ask them! Whaaatt???

What did you mean? Tell me, you super idiot!

At this time, a small round object hit Uncle on the back of his head, making him jump out of bed. It was a cricket ball and Blinky was saved from further questioning!

Good heavens, from where has this ball come?

Sir, Mahmood and his friends are playing cricket in the street, and I’m sure it is their cricket ball, replied Blinky.

In a scolding tone, Speedy Uncle said, huh … It means that I woke up due to their noise! Hand me the ball … I will ask them … what is their problem?

To go out, he opened the door in anger, but to see the children waiting for their ball.

The Magical Bat
The Magical Bat

Speedy Uncle … Speedy Uncle … please gives us our ball.

Little angles, don’t you know that the street isn’t a place to play cricket.

Dear uncle, we don’t have a ground in our colony. Where are we to play, if not in the street, said a child politely.

Oh, is it necessary for you to play cricket? Why don’t you play any other sport? Cricket is a real bad sport!

Uncle, you don’t know what a fantastic sport cricket is, as you don’t play cricket, said another child.

Blinky, listen what these children are saying, I don’t know about cricket!

Blinky, tell them, I was the captain of my team.

Father, have you played cricket, asked Mahmood in surprise?

Of course, my sixes were famous in the colony and I was known as Abu-sixer like Afridi.

Sir, you are a veteran player of cricket, added Blinky excitedly.

Yes … yes … of course, said Speedy Uncle proudly.

Oh, so you are a dark horse, said another child!

Then Arslan, captain of the team, said to Speedy Uncle, we are playing a match with another team and we don’t have an umpire. Please be our umpire!

Please … Speedy Uncle … please … all the children implored loudly.

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Well … fine … okay … and accepted their request.

After a while, Speedy Uncle was standing at the pitch as an umpire.

 As the bowler bowled the first delivery, Speedy Uncle indicated as a No-Ball!

It was a try ball, the bowler announced in surprise!

I was indicating the same that it is a No-Ball as it is not part of the match; a batsman hit the ball clean out of the ground. Uncle gestured lifting one finger as if the player was out.

Oh Speedy Uncle, it is a six and you are gesturing it as out, yelled the bowler!

Oh … okay … okay.

Actually I felt itching in my ear and I was scratching my ear with the one hand and to cover up his folly, lifted both arms to indicate a six.

On the next delivery, the batsman played a square cut and called, “Run …”

Speedy Uncle started running. Why are you running uncle? I asked my co-batsman to run!

Oh … I’m so sorry; I thought you asked for me to run!

I can’t do umpiring. It’s not like playing cricket! I can’t pretend to be a statue, jabbered Speedy Uncle.

You are welcome to bat from our side as we have a retired player who is injured, said Arslan the captain.

Oh lovely, said Speedy Uncle! It will be a real pleasure to bat.

Arslan informed the captain of the opposite team about the replacement of the injured player with Speedy Uncle and without objecting, the other team captain allowed the replacement.

Uncle, you will bat last in the batting order, because you can easily hit and score fours and sixes, Arslan said. Arslan’s team had scored 100 runs; they needed 20 more runs to win in two over’s, whereas, they only had 1 wicket in hand; Speedy Uncle! In came Speedy Uncle to bat with the team’s captain, who was the second last player standing at the pitch. The captain hit a four and a six in an overtaking the total to 110.

The match is a crucial stage

The match was now in a crucial stage. All eyes were fixed on the team’s captain to win the match. On the second ball of the last over the captain with a strong tactical shot hit the ball for four runs, but however, missed the next delivery. Six runs were required for three balls. Mahmood and his team players were very anxious at this time. On the next ball, the captain playing a shot to square drive took a single. With the single taken, Speedy Uncle was now at the crease facing the bowler. His heart was beating fast due to fear! There was pin-drop silence in the ground as all expectations were resting on Speedy Uncle.

The bowler bowled a fast ball, which uncle didn’t see and it went straight in to the wicket keeper’s hands. Stay focused uncle and play with concentration, shouted Arslan.

What??? Concentration???  What if I don’t see the ball, replied Speedy Uncle?

We need a six uncle, Arslan said in a commanding and determined voice!

Six! You got it, replied uncle confidently.

Father, we need six runs, cheered Mehmood.

Dear son, don’t worry! As the ball approaches me, watch it go for a six!

The bowler came in real fast to bowl the last delivery and pitched the ball with full strength. Without looking at the ball, Uncle whirled his bat, which missed the ball and instead hit his head. Blood just gushed out and when Speedy Uncle saw that he was bleeding, he began shouting six … six … six, dropping to the ground and fainted.

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