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Cheerleaders are distracting: Afridi
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Indo-Asian News Service
Thursday, April 24, 2008 (Hyderabad)
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Cheerleaders during Indian Premier League (IPL) matches may have added glitz and glamour to the cricket but Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is not amused.
The explosive hitter wants IPL organisers to remove the cheerleaders. "The girls in skimpy dresses should be removed from the ground as this is distracting the batsman," he told newsmen on Wednesday.
"Cricket itself is an entertainment. It does not require such cheerleaders to entertain," said Afridi, who played his first IPL match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here last night.
Afridi could score only two runs as his team Deccan Chargers lost to Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets. This was his team's second defeat in a row. Afridi had missed his team's first match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Two teams of cheerleaders were standing on specially erected platforms on either side of the ground, dancing to every run scored by Deccan Chargers' batsmen. They were also seen dancing to the hit Hindi film numbers.
'Cheerleaders-se nazar nahin hat-ti'- A parody (‘A’ - certified !)
(To be sung to the tune of ‘Tere chehre-se nazar nahin hat-ti---‘ from ‘Kabhi Kabhie’)
Cheerleaders-se---- Cheerleaders-se nazar nahin hat-ti
Cricket-ko koi kya dekhe!
Cheap dancing-se----Cheap dancing-se concentration ghat-ti
Khiladi koi kya khele!
Nangon-ka (er----sorry,sorry!) Rangon-ka jalwa hai
Skirts dekho short hain!
Chhote-se ‘pants’ hain yeh
Aur woh bhi ‘hot’ hain!
La, la la, la la, la-- la la
Rangon-ka---(repeat)
Lage titiliating---lage titiliating, Sports Channel itne
Late-night-ko movie kaun dekhe!
Cheerleaders-se---- Cheerleaders-se nazar nahin hat-ti
Cricket-ko koi kya dekhe!
Filmy tamasha hai, bas, TRP-hi ‘goal’ hai
Nautanki zyaada aur asli game gol hai!
La, la la, la la, la-- la la
Filmy tamasha---(repeat)
Pade kadmon-pe—pade kadmon-pe, business-waalon-ke
Cricket-ko koi kya dekhe!
Cheerleaders-se---- Cheerleaders-se nazar nahin hat-ti
Cricket-ko koi kya dekhe!
(With due apologies to Sahir’ Saab's soul and Khayyam Saab!)
S.V.Nathan.
Close
et tu! Sunkan-ji!
Haai Haai, Kahin nazar na lag jaaye hamari Cheerleaders-ko!
Thanx for the response!
Nathan.
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ghar baite sare dost hamarey haath mey jaam liye hoton pe paigham liye,
ankhon tho control nahi ho raha hai
de rahe hain gaali un satelite coverage ko keh rahe hain
arey bhai humney tho kaafi cricket dekh chuke hain
zara un par tho focus karo jinse hamari dhadhkaney thez ho jaye
yuvraj ke sixer ke tharah, ya bhajji ke thamache,
mazaa agaya ghar bhaite aagayi cheers dene hamare saath ye ladkiyan
yaar unhe dhak na dena, sirf nazar utharo...sunkan
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Dear Nathan-Ji,
Now this is your second Super hit parody after Gill hai ke manta nahin. Enjoyed a lot once again to go through your hilarious parody!! Cheerleaders-se nazar nahin Hat-ti.Ha ha ha ha. And this time I am sorry for my late response because I was not on on-line for last two days. So today itself I read your blog. Immediately I recalled the film Kabhi Kabhi song. Bahut hi majedaar parody hai. Zaroot hai enhi sab cheezo ka jo logon ko dil kholkar hasaaye. Really after reading your parody. I refresh myself. To isi tarah se humlogon ka manoranjan karte rahiye.
To aapne khub dhoom machaya aur rang jamaaya in parody ka luft humsab ne uthaya.
Your lyric's composition is marvellous. And seriously I am saying please try your luck in this aspect. I hope you can perform excellently in lyrics world. God has bestowed you with this talent. Are Nathan-bhai aap to talent ke nagri Mumbai mein hain. Hamari chahat hai aap mashoor geetkaar bane tabhi to humlogon ko bhi aap ke taraf se gane ka mauka milega. Wish someday I sing your lyrics and Dr Saab brilliantly composes the songs. Since he has sound knowledge in Music.
It's your great creation Nathan-Ji. Keep up your talent. Go on composing.
Regards,
SabluMukesh
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Dear S. V. Nathan JI,
Arrrrrr! Ye kya ho raha hai yahan pe! Aap kahan se kahan pahunch gaye. Matunga ka ek bhola bhala Ladka aise change kaise huwa? "Ye Kya Huwa, Kaise Huwa, Kab Huwa?'.
I enjoyed your parody once again very much. Now we all know that all this IPL, Twenty Twenty Games etc are all business gimmicks. There is no real sport here, but just a new idea to make tons of money. So I am not surprised if Cheerleaders with almost little clothing are now introduced to attract the crowd. Actually, this nudity does not bode well with our Indian Culture. So I feel that at least on Sport Grounds there should be decency.
But there is good news for you (maybe it is bad news for someone else). Recently at Dr. D.Y.Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, when one of these cricket matches were held yesterday, they had called women cheerleaders who were fully clothed (no nudity here) and along with them some male cheerleaders were also braught in who danced to the tune of Hindi Songs. And all went well in decency. Maybe they should follow this example in future.
At above cricke match Police Commissioner of Navi Mumbai was also present and he was satisfied with cheerleaders decent performance.
Please CLICK below LINK to read Full Story on above Cricket Match.
Please do not get me wrong. I liked the photo of Cheerleaders that you posted with your post. Ha ! Ha ! Ha !
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/IPL_cheerleaders_get_a_cover-up/rssarticleshow/2988891.cms
Regards,
Dr. Kamath
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SVN
Wonderful parody on this comedy circus! Well SRK made a parody of 70s recently and successfully fooled people . Then he formed an alliance with Saif and made a parody of his costars in Filmfare Awards .That also worked! Now this is a lethal combination Bollywood + Cricket . Cheers to these poor cheerleaders !
Well you have brought out the parody well synchronized with Khayyams Tune . Enjoyed reading the news along with the song . We have no such fun here ! No slap (real)sick comedy . We are tired of seeong this old whining woman Clinton .Bring the Cheerleaders here!
Sivaram
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Dear Sir,
The parody was wonderful, yet hard hitting. First of all,I find the entire concept of T20 and IPL totally flippant and mercenary. Then we have the cheerleadersand nopw on top of that Bhajji slapping Sreesanth. All this appears to be stage managed to garner TRPs. The crowd turnout was waning and in order to boost the audience interest the managers of the show decided to throw in some "masala".
Can you believe it? A few of the cheerleaders have commented that "Whether it is a 70 year old man or his 15 year old grandson, they all letch at us"! Can you tell one solid reason,why those skimpily clad ladies are present on the ground, if not for "arousing" the base sensibilities of spectators? This arguement is not the same as that for "If you go in a revealing attire at midnight in dark alleys what else will you expect?" The main reason why those cheerleaders have been brought on is to bring excitement to the proceedings.
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