American Journey into Cricket

Wednesday, November 22nd 2005
Well, the first little bit of snow finally arrived this morning as I made my way to the gym at the usual 5:00am. It was great to get in a really good workout. I worked on biceps, triceps, forearms and abdominal muscles. I have really been focusing on nutrition as well. Taking in as much protein as possible and it is making a difference. For those interested, here is what the daily ritual has been. Breakfast; 8 egg white omelet on wheat toast and oatmeal, Snacks: dry roasted peanuts and protein bars. Lunch; Boiled chicken breasts and salads. Dinner; is steak or chicken or 1 pound of cooked hamburger. I still have one heck of a sweet tooth so I always manage to have ice cream or cookies or whatever I can find to satisfy the craving. The onset of the cold weather is a bittersweet event for me. The positive is that I can now start snowboarding but the obvious negative is that it means the end of outside cricket practicing which is an unbelievable hardship for me. This entire journey has not been easy to say the least but I have always risen to the challenge and found a way to make it happen. The winter hardship will be no different. I can still train myself physically but as far as practicing I have come up with the following game plan. I will contact various schools and ask permission to use the gym so myself and hopefully some others, can practice our bowling, batting and fielding skills. Most important to me is my batting practice as this is where I fully believe that my greatest strengths are. I know I can be a great batsman. The gyms are more than adequate for this type of thing and I have some good connections so I am confident that I can make this happen. All I really need is just one person who can bowl it to me, that is all I ask but believe me it is easier said than done in America.