INDO-PAK GULLY CRICKET………

These are times of hope for peace, when leading artists like Amitabh Bachhan and Gulzaarsaab are trying to revive brotherly bonds across the border by enriching cultural bonds.

However, for reasons unknown to even them, the IPL teams have unfortunately not bid for any Pakistani cricket players this year. Causing as much as zoot, as Shane Warne’s bowling does.

With the spice factors out of the game, cricket lovers are speculating how bland season 3 might just turn out to be.

Since political games are being more widely played than actual sports, it’s about time we think of means of more ‘healthy competition’.

Sachin Tendulkar once said on television, during a past world cup meet, that Pakistan was a wonderful country as a host and that he loved the Biryani there.

Kareena Kapoor recently quoted Abhijat Joshi in the 3 idiots, saying Gujarati snacks have dangerous names like ,’dhokla,fafda,thepla’.

So, maybe we do have a scope of some gully cricket, with a twist.

While Gujarat’s gourmet town- Surat is known for its khau gallis (food lanes), street food in Pakistan’s Gawalmandi, Lahore, too is well known worldwide.

Our ancient texts claim,’Surat nu jaman”as the ultimate experience so also, playwright
Asghar Wajahat penned, ‘Jis Lahore nai dekhya, o jamiyai nai” (he who hasn’t seen Lahore hasn’t lived) lest you think ‘jamiyai’means ‘eaten’ in Gujarati.

So, Surtis are now wondering if, on this 60th Republic day, we could have a series of

60-60 Gully Cricket- Surti street food versus Lahore’s. Here is the match series proposal:

Dear brothers from different mothers, we wonder if we could bowl you over with our Katargaam’s Papdi ma mutton, while you stump us with your Ashraf tikka’s mutton chops.

Maybe you would have us on back foot with the famous foot long Peshawari chappal kebab, fried in gram dal and we could swing our bheja fry topped with lasan nu kachu to send you in a spin.

If your Sardar ki machii can score a hatrick, our Bhandari’s chunky Dara in green masala too is a full toss.

Lest your chikkar choley and phajjey ke paye put us on a sticky wicket, we shall appeal you out with our Delhi darbar‘s tapelu and daal na paya.

Our locha and lapsi will have you making a beeline even as your nalli niharis and haleem get our asking rate soaring.

While your halwa, puri, aloo have all and sundry backing it, our aamras puri undhiyu too are all rounders.

Your sweet pairey, gajrela and jalebi might make our batting order collapse but we too shall score golden ducks with our kesar pista gharis, shrikhand and jalebo.

All sixers and fours with a mélange of sherbets and golaganda ice balls shall be met with equal chills and thrills of our rajwadi ice dishes, raja lassi and A1 cocoa

We could tackle your pistachio and cream rich Kashmiri kawah heat with the fizz of our very own Sosyo and Kashmira soda.

So, let’s break all boundaries, declare fruit salad bowling and paddle sweep politics with this tea towel explanation.

Refrees are to nod in agreement as we together sing the anthem ‘Miley swad mera tumhara, toh swad baney hamara.’

Gully cricket- ‘Jaman ki aasha-yes, this time around, it does mean food for thought.’

Tapi town tattle-Marg above Rajmarg.








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