Guys!!!
We are not talking about Cricket here.. we would talk about entertainment, frenzy and colorful way of living your life every Sunday morning.. oh yeah!!! thats what we do in Udaipur every weekend
Apna Premier League a.k.a APL has its roots from famous IPL.. the base rules staying the same but with lot of injustice, prejudice and unfairness mixed with it. Though, there are instances of harmonious and equal environment, sense of appreciation towards the batsman, bowler, fielder and wicketkeeper - but you need to play with us to understand what I mean :D
Golden Rules:
1. There is a five-match series played between captains on every possible Sunday morning (unless it rains or players are too tired to wake up) . The captains would change after every five-match series. The decision of appointing a new captain is biased and deserved by a close friend who has always found an excuse from becoming one. The criteria may or may not include good performances, sutta and rajnigandha consumptions, sense of humor, capability of listening to everyone.
2. The captain who wins the toss will always field first. Why? Bcoz of pitch conditions? Simply because it becomes quite sunny after 9:30 AM for players to field. They would prefer fielding in shade rather than in sun. Early morning dew causing ball to skid, seam movement etc. are not applicable. No-Tanning comes first!!!!
3. The bowler would set the field bringing slow and heavy players in the circle so that they dont have to run much, the quick players would be sent in deep positions. Since the bowler doesnt know where will he bowl or pitch the delivery, he uses his best guess initially to set the field.. then probably after a boundary is hit or the bowl goes in the direction where the fielder was not set, he would simply move the fielder to that position. You know its hard to predict everything!!!!!
4. More than the wicketkeeper, the thirdman and fine leg positions play an important role. It would be dishonest to say that the wicketkeeping gloves have a problem :P The batsman can miss the ball and still get runs
5. The fielder receives an applaud if he is able to stop the ball within first time.
6. Every player have their own box of suggestions which they keep telling the bowler or batsman after every delivery. You know we are friends and our captain is also our friend!!!!
7. After every 10 overs, there will be a strategic timeout. The strategy is to have 2-3 sutta and 1-2 rajnigandha first and then joke around. This is so prevalent and coercive that even after the strategic timeout that the fielder standing in deep position will need it - Again we are friends and happy to help!!!
8. The umpire's decision is final - he is respected and obeyed 99% of the time. To make the match interesting, he might give a wrong decision with a grin on his face :D I tell you, the applaud he receives from the team he has supported with that wrong decision is AWESOME!!!! I have experienced it myself
9. After the first innings, the players would be served with poha, samosa, kachori and cold drinks. Naashta na kiya to kya khaak kiya!!!
10. Even after batting first and with other players sitting in shade, the team is so tired that they are unable to field properly. You have to blame SUN for this!!!
Overall, it is an adventure and worth experiencing :)
We are not talking about Cricket here.. we would talk about entertainment, frenzy and colorful way of living your life every Sunday morning.. oh yeah!!! thats what we do in Udaipur every weekend
Apna Premier League a.k.a APL has its roots from famous IPL.. the base rules staying the same but with lot of injustice, prejudice and unfairness mixed with it. Though, there are instances of harmonious and equal environment, sense of appreciation towards the batsman, bowler, fielder and wicketkeeper - but you need to play with us to understand what I mean :D
Golden Rules:
1. There is a five-match series played between captains on every possible Sunday morning (unless it rains or players are too tired to wake up) . The captains would change after every five-match series. The decision of appointing a new captain is biased and deserved by a close friend who has always found an excuse from becoming one. The criteria may or may not include good performances, sutta and rajnigandha consumptions, sense of humor, capability of listening to everyone.
2. The captain who wins the toss will always field first. Why? Bcoz of pitch conditions? Simply because it becomes quite sunny after 9:30 AM for players to field. They would prefer fielding in shade rather than in sun. Early morning dew causing ball to skid, seam movement etc. are not applicable. No-Tanning comes first!!!!
3. The bowler would set the field bringing slow and heavy players in the circle so that they dont have to run much, the quick players would be sent in deep positions. Since the bowler doesnt know where will he bowl or pitch the delivery, he uses his best guess initially to set the field.. then probably after a boundary is hit or the bowl goes in the direction where the fielder was not set, he would simply move the fielder to that position. You know its hard to predict everything!!!!!
4. More than the wicketkeeper, the thirdman and fine leg positions play an important role. It would be dishonest to say that the wicketkeeping gloves have a problem :P The batsman can miss the ball and still get runs
5. The fielder receives an applaud if he is able to stop the ball within first time.
6. Every player have their own box of suggestions which they keep telling the bowler or batsman after every delivery. You know we are friends and our captain is also our friend!!!!
7. After every 10 overs, there will be a strategic timeout. The strategy is to have 2-3 sutta and 1-2 rajnigandha first and then joke around. This is so prevalent and coercive that even after the strategic timeout that the fielder standing in deep position will need it - Again we are friends and happy to help!!!
8. The umpire's decision is final - he is respected and obeyed 99% of the time. To make the match interesting, he might give a wrong decision with a grin on his face :D I tell you, the applaud he receives from the team he has supported with that wrong decision is AWESOME!!!! I have experienced it myself
9. After the first innings, the players would be served with poha, samosa, kachori and cold drinks. Naashta na kiya to kya khaak kiya!!!
10. Even after batting first and with other players sitting in shade, the team is so tired that they are unable to field properly. You have to blame SUN for this!!!
Overall, it is an adventure and worth experiencing :)
hehe..its awesome.....
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