khelne aae donon cricket bandar hathi
un ke pichhe the jangal ke sare sathi

captain tha ek team ka hathi mast qalandar
dusri team ka captain ban baitha tha bandar

bandar ye the qismat wale jite toss
fauran chite ko bulwaya apne pas

open karne ek jaanib se aaya sher
josh mein aa kar lagaya us ne ranon ka dher

ek ower mein bana gaya wo sola ran
satrah gendon mein ran us ke sattawan

is pari mein dhum dhadka macha gaya wo
chae se pahle double century bana gaya wo

dekh ke apni team ki durgat hathi chaunka
khud karne bolling kawar se aaya dauda

pahli ball hi chite ke stump ko mara
dusri ball mein sher dressing room sidhaara

tisri ball pe sanbhar ji ne catch diya
chauthi ball pe richh bechaara bold hua

ek ower mein chaar wicket the zero ran
hathi ne record bana dala a-one

ek inning mein aath wicket keeper ke catch
nanha sa khargosh hua man of di match

do sau bis pe bandar ji ki team all out
pahle roz machhandar ji ki team all out

dusre din hathi ke utre balle-baz
balle-bazi mein lekin na the mumtaz

bandar ji ne follow-an ki shekhi mari
socha khatm karenge un ki jaldi pari

hathi aaya do sathi out hone par
wo chakraya apni do wicketen khone par

hathi ke aane se pari sambhal gai thi
waise bhi ab pitch ki haalat badal gai thi

hathi aaya chauke chhakke mara khub
bandar dauda idhar udhar bechaara khub

tin sau terah bana ke hathi not out tha
apne kartab dikha ke hathi not out tha

do wicketon pe laga tha chhe sau ranon ka dher
phir pari declare karne mein kya der

dusri pari mein bandar ki udi hansi
assi hi ran bana ke puri team gai

tin sau ran aur das wicketon se mat hui
jit hui hathi ki unchi baat hui