A Foresight of the Funeral

(There is a possibility you might read these news for real in cricinfo)

2012

Change in Six rules. Run will be awarded based on the distance.

80m – 6 Runs

90m – 8 Runs

100m – 10 Runs

110m and above – 12 runs

2014

Two more teams added to IPL. Eastern Gladiators (UP & Bihar) and Srinagar Soldiers (Kashmir)

Stadiums wear empty look as CSK win another IPL. It is to be noted that CSK has been winning the trophy since 2010.

Sachin Tendulkar retires from all forms of cricket.

2015

World Cup starts today. First of its kind, there would be no umpires to officiate matches. Advanced Electronic gadgets are in place in and around the pitch to determine No Ball, Wide and other calls. Computers will give Verdict on the electronic board.

India won the World Cup beating Australia by 9 wickets.

BCCI announce an intra-state competition that will be subset of IPL.

Tamil Nadu Super League kicks off next year. Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Tiruchi to feature new stadiums.

Popular Tamil Film Stars queuing to own a Team. Stiff competition between Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan fans over team ownership.

2016

Dhoni turns Chief Minister of Jharkhand. His party Ranchi Janatha Party created new history by winning every seat contested.

China, South Korea, North Korea are the new teams for 2019 World Cup. ICC is forced to include them as India-Pakistan games generate no interest. Later ICC backs out after pressure from United States.

New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Kenya, Zimbabwe abolish cricket boards. Constant defeat and lack of sponsors lead to this decision. Players from these countries are working to secure Indian Citizenship. Playing in IPL could help them feed their families says a Kenyan player.

2017

Machines replace Bowlers in IPL. This should be a huge relief for bowlers in this batsman dominated era.

2018

Team numbers increased to 25 in IPL. Like movies, 4 shows to feature everyday and the event to run for 100 days.

Ticket prices hiked. Fall of Cricket fans, Empty stands, IPL Teams face huge loss ahead – A Special Report.

2019

India crowned Champions without playing a single game in the World Cup. No country came forward to participate in the event lead to the declaration. ICC blames IPL, as players turned loyal to franchises and forgot to represent their country.

2020

Few IPL teams dismissed. Difference of opinion among owners, lack of sponsors and revenue led to the collapse.

2021

No country was involved in any cricket action in the past 6 months. “Echelon in History” terms cricket lovers.

Lack of Cricket Action plus Economy downfall – Finance advisors worried.

Industries associated with cricket badly affected. Bat and other cricket accessory manufacturers go on hunger strike in Delhi today.  Demand for aid from Government to offset the business loss.

2022

Yet another cricket fan suicides. Unable to watch a good cricket match led to the disturbing incident. Already 4376 fans have died before for the same reason. Will the Government wake up to end this nightmare?

2023

Sir Cricket dies at the age of 93 today. Suffering from a long term disease was admitted and treated at the private hospital. Heavy breathing followed by a sudden cardiac arrest brought the sad end of the Icon. Former cricket greats rushing to India to attend the funeral. Viv Richards one of his elder sons during his condolence message mentioned it was irrevocable loss. Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly took the onus on themselves for not taking good care of him. The favorite son Sachin Tendulkar will be doing the last rites. The mortal remains are left to be witness for public at Chennai Marina Beach. His burial will be done with due respects. The Government of Tamil Nadu agreed to construct a tomb at the burial ground and build a library after him.

2024

CCL posts “The Reincarnation of Cricket”

Translated by Dinesh for the original Tamil article created by Jai செய்திகள் வாசிப்பது.... கிரிக்கெட்