It’s a typical Sunday inside a typically middle-class housing society. With the exams of some schools having wrapped up, kids of all sizes and shapes had taken over the central garden space. Yells, shrieks, shouts and laughter filled the air. One took a scan of the goings-on, and the eyes halted at the section from where the maximum noise emerged. Much to my surprise, a bunch of girls — eight to 12 year-olds — were at it, playing a game of tennis ball cricket. Two hours later, the games continued. Cricket terms, fielding positions, delivery options, and even a Dil-Scoop (yes!) were heard and spotted. Sheer coincidence that the final of the women’s World T20 final was being played out at the same time or a sweet discovery of a possibly changing scenario made one smile.

West Indies cricketers celebrate after winning Women’s World T20 final in Kolkata yesterday. Pic/AFP