The Parsis had complained to the Bombay Gymkhana Club that their park was left unfit for cricket because the ponies had dug up the surface, and it was not patched up. Instead the Parsis got the privilege to built their own gymkhana to play cricket. The rivalry between the Paris and the Bombay Gymkhana had…
The Parsis were the first Indian community to play cricket because they were in close contact with the British because of their interest in trade. And they were the first community to westernise.
Some stick and ball games that I have witnessed or heard of are hockey, cricket, baseball, golf, etc.
The hockey stick is curved outwards at the bottom; whereas the cricket bat was replaced with the straight bat.
The author’s friend pretended to be an expert on bicycles. He took the bicycle by the front wheel. He shook it violently. The author forbade him to do so. Then the friend proceeded with the improvement of the bicycle. The author asked his friend to stop it. It had no effect on his friend. The…
The author’s friend was completely tired because of his struggle with the bicycle. He was covered with oil and dirt. He found fixing the parts of the bicycle extremely tough and somehow got those parts in place. He called it quits finally claiming that it was enough.
The author said that it was fascinating to observe his friend working on the bicycle. He called his confidence as cheery and the hopefulness as inexplicable. His friend found these words to be encouraging and started re-fixing the gear-case.
The author’s friend dismantled the bicycle parts one-by-one for the entire day and then he spent the entire day fixing them back into place.
The author had heard that he should sell the machine and buy a new one if the gear-box goes out of order. It would prove to be cheaper. Therefore, the author asked his friend not to take off the gear-box lest he should harm it.