The crowd turning fanatic

The Hyderabad team was playing.

The venue was in Hyderabad.

The crowd from Hyderabad bought tickets

And emoted in their team’s progress.

There was rapture among the crowd

When fours and sixes were made and

When catches were made by their team.

Each one watched as if he owned it.

It was telecast the worldwide.

It was watched in rapt attention

By the patriotic all over,

Helping revenue from advertisements.

The team was theirs only by name.

It is owned by an outsider.

Its skipper is an outsider.

Even players are drawn of outside.

The organizers named the teams

After the regions to sell tickets.

Ruled by the pseudo-identity,

The native crowd turned fanatics.

19.05.2013