Class is permanent, presence is temporary.

Stop the press!! It’s happened!!! One clap for the persistence of Jubbs and Narahoo. Six months after the inception of #3, the elusive DJ RAVE has finally made it to the nets!!! And what’s more, he duly demonstrated the truth of the old cricketing adage “Class is permanent, but you just have to get the f***er to show up!” The skipper decided not to expose him to the new ball just yet, as he hasn’t played in a while, but he promptly picked up the ball and knocked Narendra’s middle stump out of the ground with his first delivery. Having bowled a nice straight spell, he then padded up and looked completely the part, moving smoothly forward for the drives and unleashing a couple of smart pulls to the short ones.

The excruciatingly long interval since our last match, though punctuated by regular nets and consistently improving skills was definitely getting to us. But awe inspiring events such as these will ensure the #3 party never stops.

Rave completed a memorable debut by springing for the price of the post net refreshment, several glasses of #3’s proprietary sports drink, lime-salt-7up.