Today was the D-Day. A day when we DMSites had our first official
"Sports League" match between 810 and 911 batch.
Yesterday, we were facing player-deficiency syndrome, but today we
somehow managed to get 9 players with us (ofcourse everyone had
touched the ball after so many centuries). But we were quite confident
due to the best wishes we got from our very own Prof. Banwet who met
us just outside the BasketBall Court. He really gave us some piece of
motivation through his traditional jokes.
The Star Players in our team:
Rajiv Maskara
Sanjiv Yadav
Abhinav Mishra
Pryank Malik
Tajinder
Amit Rathi
Rahul Nema
Avinash
Shishir
Seniors were seriously smashed just by watching our team line-up. So
we got a psychological advantage initially.
We started practicing so that we could create a fearful situation for
them after watching our shoots just before the game. But when
everybody was trying very hard and innumerble times but still not even
one basket, we were dumbstruck.
Then to avoid any more insult, we called on the match. They asked for
a refree from our team, but none knew the rules so we declined their
offer by posing an excuse that we all will be playing, you take refree
from your team.
Match starts. Our 5 players in court, 4 sitting out preparing energy
drinks. Wonderful show of unity by our team, wherever the ball went,
all five running towards it. Hence nobody to defend the basket. And
they went on scoring points one over the other. We strategized our
game after every point score of theirs. But of no use, they had
counter action to every strategy of ours.
So, till half time, we lost heavily that recovery was almost
impossible. And in this half time, our team's stamina issues arose. We
substituted almost every player in first half time and consumed much
more energy drinks than our physically fit seniors.
Then, after the half time, as we got to know various rules we were
unaware of, we developed our game plan in a way that seniors couldn't
find any solutions to it. Everyone in our team was like a terminator
dropping bomb (ball).
Some pointers of the game:
1) Abhinav played excellently scoring many 2 pointers but eventually
got injured on knee.
2) Tajinder played very aggressively everytime scoring 3 pointers.
3) Rajiv played in full flow and scored many baskets for the team. He
was instructor of the game.
4) Pryank played with etiquettes, saying sorry after snatching the
ball from the rivals and ended up contributing immensely in the score
of the team. He even worked as team manager guiding the every next
move.
5) Amit Rathi played very calm and composed game almost everytime
standing in the D of rivals. This showed the attacking attitude and
eventually helped a lot.
6) Rahul Nema was always running here and there in the whole court and
helped the team in defence and passing the ball.
7) Sanjiv Yadav acted like a trump card for the team. He made a lot of
excellent and praiseworthy moves and scored maximum no. of points for
the team.
8) Avinash was rolling in between the seniors and helped in snatching
the ball and even contributed to the team by falling on a senior and
making him injured.
9) Shishir played like Superman. He was flying like fairy always
attracted towards the ball, but in vein. In the whole game, we hardly
remember any scene when he actually touched the ball but once when he
finally grabbed it and ran like a greedy dog after snatching the bone
and ended up making a foul. Everybody was so shocked to see his
glorious stunt.
Superman of the Match: Shishir
Trump Card of the match: Sanjiv Yadav
Team Manager and Motivator : Pryank Malik
Team Messenger and Cameraman : Tajinder
Match Snatcher : Avinash
Team Creative Head : Rajiv Maskara
Team Strategy Planner: Abhinav Mishra
Team Entertainment Incharge: Rahul Nema
Match Analysis : Amit Rathi
We lost the match finally, but we are proud that we played so well and
recovered heavily in the second half. We are bound to be the potential
team of our batch.
Also, we had loads of audience around the court who were provoked by
watching us to give some tips about the game and were not visible
after half time, nobody knows where and when did they run away. Some
people of our class even came to see the match, but after watching our
situation from outside, didn't dare to come inside the ground.
In essence, we enjoyed a lot and had real fun.
Note: Next match will be VolleyBall Match on this weekend. So be
prepared for the game. We will also be holding trials so as to play
the best combination in the game, the details of which would be
informed to you shortly.
'Jumping and Dropping' Regards,
Pryank/Tajinder
PLAY HARD OR GO HOME
For pix go to
http://groups.google.com/group/dms-iitd-911/files
