Thursday 9 April 2015

Watching AB DeVilliars Bat

AB DeVilliars has come out to bat. Fasten your seat belts. Welcome to the world of possibilities. Welcome to the freak show. Welcome to the show of arguably the best batsman to ever bat on this planet. The fielders are irrelevant now. There is hardly any work left for them other than providing him with the ball to hit. All that is left is for the spectators to return the ball. The bowlers have absolutely no idea where to bowl. This man can fetch the balls outside off are sent away through and over fine leg. There is no margin for any error now.

When AB DeVilliars come out to bat, all eyes lit up. A gentle tap on the mid-pitch, ready to take guard. The whole environment becomes electric. There is a bit of tension in opposition camp. This man can bat 220 balls without hitting a boundary when the team need to save a test and then this man can hit 149 in 44 balls when the team demands. He is undoubtedly one of the biggest athlete to have ever walked on this planet. He has multiple places to hit a six on the same ball, out of which he has to choose one from. He doesn't play the bowlers, He plays with them. He is jumping in the air. He is lying on the ground. he is floating. he is flying. All of them to hit a six.

AB DeVilliars defies all the laws of human body while playing a shot. It is a real wonder some of the shots he has played till now has not led to some dislocated shoulder or back. When the ball leaves the DeVilliars bat, it knows no other destination than the boundary. Apart from these extraordinary six-hitting abilities, he can show you all the glimpses of touch batting too. He can steer through the slips. He can square cut. He can flick through midwicket. He can reverse-sweep. Name a shot and AB will show you how to play it.

None of us is unaware of what this man can do single handedly. Once he turns his attention to the ball, there is no going back now. Watching him sending the balls to boundaries is a real moment of pleasure. It appears as if the world has frozen. The world appears so pure and serene. He has got every record in speed racing under his name. It is such a shame that this man doesn't own a world cup. When he is in the middle, all you see is him. All other things seem to be moot.

ABD is here. Just grab a popcorn and enjoy the show.

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