Christmas Gifts

I was thinking what I would gift the various players if I were Santa this year. Here is my list:

1. Virender Sehwag: Just a wish that he continues to be himself.


2. Gautam Gambhir: Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. After he finishes reading the book he can share that with the umpires and then pass it on to the Australian cricket team as his gift to them.


3. Gautam Gambhir (Again); 3 free lessons in shadow boxing from a reputed gym in Delhi.


4. Rahul Dravid; A bag of cement. The wall needs repairs. May be a tour of Bangladesh would be the right tonic he needs.


5. Sachin Tendulkar: Well he is God himself. I would wish for 10 more centuries from him next year.


6. VVS Laxman: Nitro-powered batting shoes.


7. M S Dhoni: He has got all his wishes fulfilled. A movie date with Deepika Padukone is the only thing I can think of.


8. Yuvraj Singh: Since MSD is going with Deepika Padukone, he can go with Ranbir Kapoor.


9. Bhajji: A week’s stay in Bangalore sharing the room with EAS Prasanna to discuss merits of flighting the ball.


10. Zaheer Khan: A few smiles. He needs to pick a handful of opponents to fight not the entire team.


11. Batsmen facing Zaheer Khan: A mirror vision so that they can counter the reverse swing.


12. Ishant Sharma: A free treatment at Berkowitz. He looks awful in that short hair cut and his bowling has suffered too. Look at the number of no balls he bowled recently.


13. Amit Mishra: A tread mill.


14. Munaf Patel & R P Singh: They get a license to start a tea stall near CST station. They have carried the drinks quite regularly and that practice should help them.


15. Sreesanth: Who is he? Let us give him a television acting contract so that he stays away from cricket.


16. Ricky Ponting: He almost needs a dedicated Santa with so many gifts coming his way.

• Hair and Nail extensions: So that he has more to chew on in tense situations he is getting in regularly.


• Stock of moisturizer: Stop using the spit Ricky.


• A weekend date with Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson to thank them for Sydney.


• A group photo with Bhajji, Symmo and Hayden in the same frame and smiling for a change.


• Eleven players who can win a test match for him.

17. Mathew Hayden: An autographed picture of Harbhajan Singh.

18. Andrew Symonds: Free lessons to learn Punjabi language.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays !!