illicit jaunts - Umpires

Whose resemblance does an Umpire in a cricket field carry around?

Look at the Umpire, who, though in the cricket field, though having complete control over the game, does not indulge directly in it.

Though he has the illicit-freedom to see something which is not happening and not to see something which is happening, he still maintains a cold impartiality....

Nothing happens without his knowledge. Nothing eludes him, though he doesnt even touch the bat.
His punishment makes the game safe, faultless.

Even if the ball is out of the ground, even if one side removes all 11 of the other side, the match is still on. But not if there is no umpire.

There is only one infinte player in Cricket, it is the Umpire.
He is not regulating the freedom of the game, he is regulating the limitations of it.

if..

if umpires were gods..









[all illicit jaunts - inspired by kalpetta narayanan, bhashaposhini]