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Though I could not understand why Manpreet Badal had launched his party in the midst of the cricket fever. Only after the dust of cricket enthusiasm had settled down, did people start asking each other what the PPP stood for, whether Manpreet had launched Pakistan People’s Party in India or Punjab Police Party in Punjab. It is possible though that Manpreet and Sukhbir may have reserved their most fiery speeches for post-World Cup rallies. A patient was due to be
operated for heart surgery on the day India and Pakistan played in the
semi-finals. The patient requested, "Doctor, could you defer the
operation for a day?" The doctor said, "You ought to be more
concerned about your health than cricket." The patient replied,
"That’s exactly what I am doing. I fear you might keep going
out to know the score while I lie cut open on the operation
table."
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DURING
the World Cup days, I asked my wife why she hadn’t visited a beauty
parlour for quite some time. "Is it some kind of austerity drive,
or have you lost interest in your appearance?" I asked her. She
replied, "Nobody is going to notice me as long as the World Cup
is on." I saw the point in her logic. Even the release of multi-starrer
blockbuster films had been postponed till the World Cup cricket final.