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	I will not retire from it
	I will watch it
	I will celebrate it
	I may or may not attend its funeral

	I will ridicule the BCCI's stand on it
	I will get a sponsor for the never-ending debates and rake in millions
	I will hope they don't try to confuse me with the 2.5metre rule nonsense
	I will try to exploit its loopholes

	I will wait for sting operations and the police to do something about it
	I won't talk to any strangers
	I won't bet on any games
	I will go undercover

	I'll take a gun to the game to off that blimp
	I will blame all the world's ills on it
	I'll do anything to get a share of it
	I'll skip everything else to be there for it

	I'll support their entry into every world event
	I'll campaign for Bangladesh to be added to this category
	I'll blame the ICC for their plight
	I'll be really mad if I have to watch one more game featuring them

What do your New Year resolutions say about you?

2012 is here and you have promises to keep

1. Test cricket:

2. The DRS:

3. Match-fixing:

4. The IPL:

5. Associates and Affiliates:

6. The BCCI:

7. Harbhajan Singh:

8. Tendulkar's 100th century:

9. One-day and Twenty20 cricket:

10. The spirit of cricket:

	I'll just be grateful if I'm not lathi-charged this year
	I'll practice yoga and tai chi to deal with it
	I will send cards, flowers, gifts and trained dolphins to assist in the board's noble works
	I will send a New Year card to all its officials

	I'll make sure his passport is stolen again
	I'll only talk about R Ashwin
	I'll pretend like he never happened
	I'll ask if his endorsements can be transferred to me

	I will spend the year looking for records he hasn't broken
	It's really just a number but I'll cry and write ballads when it happens
	Just make it happen!
	I will order gold coins to be minted with his insignia

	I'll make sure no one is starved for them
	I'll complain of too much cricket but I won't quit either
	I'll try to remember one match from the other, but no promises
	I'll loathe 'em and won't be afraid to show it

	I'll love it and nurture it like an abandoned kitten
	I'll slap Dhoni if he tries it again. Win, and don't be nice about it
	I will invoke it when it's convenient
	I'll leave it to the players