The match is always on(Life goes on). Everyone joins it at an appropriate time.
09 Jan 1955= A boy was born in a family of soldiers in a small village in haryana
Grows up in a disciplined envirenment
Takes fancy to military uniform as he found his father look smart in it
Dreams of Joining Forces one day to be in Olive Green Dress. He will indulge in day dreaming, roam around in green fields, climb trees. jump into the village pond, go rafting in the river on a makeshift raft made of bamboo and discarded rubber tubes, Suddenly he finds himself as a member of the Team(Family) with his father at helm of affairs(Captain). Time flew by and his childhood dreams came true. On 10 June 1978, he trooped out of Chetwoode hall of Indian Military Academy with Shining badges of rank of Lieutinent on the shoulders of his military uniform. The match had started for him in real sense now.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Middle Overs
This was me in middle overs of Game(Major part of Life)
Lieutinent Gunpal Singh
Corps of EME
Indian Army
I kept playing for some time as part of the same team. Then finally I had my own team, with me as Team Captain(Head of Family) and other team mates(family members). I had a team of some great players. Vice Captain(Wife, Rajbala) was one of them. I could rely on her when the team was in trouble. Wicket Keeper(Daughter, Namrata) was intelligent and a good learner. Opener(Son, Vikram) was a good hitter but rash and irresponsible, he was a slow learner. But both of them have achieved near perfection now. then there are other players(relatives). The team performed very well perticularly in middle overs wifh a few hiccups here and there.
Middle overs were full of adventure, slogging at times and achievement. With time I kept progressing, got promoted to Captain, then Major, half Colonel and finally to full Colonel. I was in and out of game due to injuries(Illness) at this stage. Finally they told me that I am not fit to continue in Army. Both of my kidneys had failed. I retired from Army on 02 July 2008 with 100 % disability. I was out but the march was not over.
I retired hurt and decided to come back in the final over. While the match was on, I bought a house in Greater Noida and settled there in Sep 2008. Took hold of my meagre savings and retirement benefits. Thrice a week I went for my heamudialysis and enquired from other players(Patients) in same condition as mine. I found that I can play my final over. I have at least six balls to face(6 years) before I finally retire. If I am lucky and little careful, I might get one or two no balls(years). Suddenly we were in the final over. I was ready fully padded to face it. So here I am in the final over. The first ball will be bawled on 31 Dec 2009. You will get the ball by ball(Year by Year) account of the game. Watch for this space to find out how I faced the first ball.
Lieutinent Gunpal Singh
Corps of EME
Indian Army
I kept playing for some time as part of the same team. Then finally I had my own team, with me as Team Captain(Head of Family) and other team mates(family members). I had a team of some great players. Vice Captain(Wife, Rajbala) was one of them. I could rely on her when the team was in trouble. Wicket Keeper(Daughter, Namrata) was intelligent and a good learner. Opener(Son, Vikram) was a good hitter but rash and irresponsible, he was a slow learner. But both of them have achieved near perfection now. then there are other players(relatives). The team performed very well perticularly in middle overs wifh a few hiccups here and there.
Middle overs were full of adventure, slogging at times and achievement. With time I kept progressing, got promoted to Captain, then Major, half Colonel and finally to full Colonel. I was in and out of game due to injuries(Illness) at this stage. Finally they told me that I am not fit to continue in Army. Both of my kidneys had failed. I retired from Army on 02 July 2008 with 100 % disability. I was out but the march was not over.
I retired hurt and decided to come back in the final over. While the match was on, I bought a house in Greater Noida and settled there in Sep 2008. Took hold of my meagre savings and retirement benefits. Thrice a week I went for my heamudialysis and enquired from other players(Patients) in same condition as mine. I found that I can play my final over. I have at least six balls to face(6 years) before I finally retire. If I am lucky and little careful, I might get one or two no balls(years). Suddenly we were in the final over. I was ready fully padded to face it. So here I am in the final over. The first ball will be bawled on 31 Dec 2009. You will get the ball by ball(Year by Year) account of the game. Watch for this space to find out how I faced the first ball.
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