Just to continue from the last post wherein I just copied the actual match report and posted it on the blog...
After having won the Deccan tourney for the 2nd time in a row , it was time to celebrate our victory the only way we know...by organizing a booze party...
The day was an emotional one right from the start with the team giving me a guard of honour before the game , to acknowledge my contribution to this marvellous team for the past 2 and a half years, i guess...
Anyways after the match was over and the win had settled in we decided on the venue and decided upon Veer Da dhaba( not the one on the highway but near Chadni chowk or somewhere there i guess).
Myself and ajit met up ard 9 pm to pick up the booze after which Mani picked us up and we embarked on our destination for the nite alongwith Negi in tow.
I must admit, after having been part of numerous celebration parties with these bunch of guys under the banner of "Infosys Football Team", this one ranks as one of the best...
As Smitayan put in in his reply to Santhosh's congratulatory mail later, "As a farewell to Devesh we had a great party that evening :) :) :) almost sab ko chadh gayi thhi"...
Actually the party was to celebrate our victory given the fact that the team had undergone a sea change after a sucessful campain last year.
With players like, Anvesh, Fakru,Santhosh and Swapnil not easy to replace the team really rallied well togetherand showed the fighting spirit to win the tourney...
Anyways back to the party...As I said everybody got drunk including urs trully... and the entire gang had a blast...It was also a good initiation for the new comers into the team as they got a chance to know the older players better...As usual is the case with such parties, the gang was on the dance floor within an hour and everyone danced their heartout as if there was no tomorrow.
The party continued late in to the nite, with the booze and food coming in non stop. After the dance session, it was a serious session of posing with the beautiful crystal trophy, with everyone trying to grab it from the other...I guess every one was high , that nite with Vignesh puking all over himself, and Sam and Sujoy drinking after a long time and myself having gone on record saying a zillion and three times those words which have now got immortalized thanks to Ajit's great camera work ... "The best moment for me was when sam came and hugged me after the match"...
The party was sponsered by the two captains, Ajit and Aabhi and your's truly, but I guess in the end the 2 captains did the bulk of the payment :)...(thanks guys..)
It was a magical night as the entire team, enjoyed every bit of the hard fought victory...It was also a great start as Captain for Mr.Ajit Anthony marked his Infy debut as captain with a tournment win, emulating Smitayan in the bargain...
I guess the 2008-09 season will be one to be cherished in my life...
Right from Dec'07 when we started practising and playing football on the newly laid cricket grd at phase II, had the dream for a successful follow up season been sketched and I was happy to have had a hand (literally a hand...) in scripting a win against our arch-rivals Cap Gemini as we started our title defense for this season...
Well I had never imagined that I would be leaving the Infosys Pune football team on such a high...But I guess in the end, my 2 and a half years with this team was summed up with the proceeding's of this one day:- 6th-July-2008 (Sunday)...
Thank you God for making it one of the best days of my life...
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