SWEAT
AND SALIVA
‘Nisapati’
They play this game for days together
In hot or cold or cloudy weather
One man throws by spin or pace
The opponent guards his caged face.
He beats the ball with all his might
Four or six; or drive it straight
Into the fielder’s open fist
Bouquets or brickbats who knows first?
And then you have an umpire who
Declares it as lbw;
His word is law, your appeal
Is sore throat if he does not feel…
The batsman sheds a lot of sweat
And has a dehydration threat
The bowler has it double as that
As he loses Saliva and Sweat.