September 10, 2010Posted on 09/10/2010 in in Match-fixing
Diary of a greenhorn
From Mina Anand, India
I am a in a spot of bother. Correction. More than a spot. In a huge fix.
Am simply terrified. My knees are buckling. My tongue is dry. My hands are shaking. Am shivering all over..
Why? Because cricket is my daily fix and I am making my debut today - in the big real world of international cricket.
But the worry is not the usual one of fear of failure. Of wondering whether I will score runs or take wickets (as a potential all-rounder).
A hundred on debut? A fifer or a ‘Michelle’ ? You must be joking ! Those are fantasies that a normal youngster dreams of. But these are abnormal times. You bet.
Now all you can think of is: “Please God, I don’t want to bowl a no-ball.”
They will nail me on the spot.
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