The ball pitched on the off stump and began spinning in. The batsman's eyes sparked and he got into a position to lift it over the long off boundary.
He knew that he had been tricked the moment the ball missed the inside edge of his bat. A moment later he was walking to the pavilion, shaking his head.
Tendulkar 38(11) b Muralidharan
The score card read.
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The 11-year old shut down the TV and ran to his mother, crying.
"Mom, he's cheating. He is getting my Sachin out and not letting me win," he complained his mother.
"Ma, it's his fault that he's not good at playing video games. Now he turned the TV off and I have to setup the whole game now," the 14-year old replied, angrily.
"It's okay. Now let Chinnu win for once," she told the 14-year old, wiping the tears of the 11-year old.
They both ran to re-start their game.
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How many of you have that annoying young sibling that is not good at games and goes running to your mom whenever you win against him/her!?
