Every Thursday afternoon Ashish
Biswash plays football. He is a striker. He plays
for the local Friends Club. Do
you want to know what else he does on other days?
This is what Ashish says: “Friday
and Saturday are my weekends. On Friday, I
My mother waits for me there. In
the afternoon, I go cycling with my friends.
Sometimes I go for a long walk.
Next day I get up a little late. In the afternoon I
play kabadi. In fact, I
was a kabadi player during my school days. From Sunday to Thursday I go
to the club at 7 o’clock in the morning. It’s the
time for our regular practice. So
I have to get up by 6 o’clock. Usually on
Monday afternoon, the team doctor
sees all the players. On Tuesday our coach
shows us videos of important
matches. We learn a lot from them. On Thursdays
when we practise, our team manager
watches our performance and keeps a record
of that. Then he selects the team
for the day. In the afternoon I go to the club at 1
o’clock. I spend some time with
my teammates. At 4 o’clock our match begins.
We regularly play with other local teams.”
Ashish and Arun are two players.
I know them for a long time. They are both very close to my family. Ashish is
from a village. Arun lives in a small town. Ashish plays football.
He doesn’t play tennis. Arun
practises cricket but he loves athletics as well. Arun goes to
a local school. He has
opportunities to practise in his school compound. Arun practises in
his club field. Ashish has one
brother. His name is Abir. He is a weight lifter. Arun has
no brother. He has a sister. Her
name is Apala. She doesn’t like cricket. She is a
swimmer.
