Zirna In (Sikul) that leh that loh hi a In (building) chhiat leh thata teh tur a nih chuan he sikul hi chu a tling lo sa. Zirlai ngah leh ngah lohva teh tur a nih pawhin, zirlai ngah lo ber zinga mi a nih avangin sikul tha zinga chhiar tel tur a ni lovang. Zirtirtute thiamna te, an mihring mihrinna leh khawtlang tana an inpekna chungchangahte, naupangte fai leh balh chungchangahte, zirlai naupangte pass-na division san leh san loh te pawh a ki pui bera hman a nih chuan he sikul hi sikul tha a tling kher awm lo ve.

Mahse...

Tun laia mi tam takin kan sawi leh kan hriat, sorkar enkawl sikul that tawk loh fo thu te, zirtirtute inthlahdah dan te, naupangte tana theihtawp an chhuah lohziate hi he sikul-ah hi chuan sawi tur a awm ve lo.

Sikul thenkhat chuan kum tin Distinction-a pass an nei a, kum tin first division-ah za chuangte an hlangkai a, chutih lai chuan chutiang ni ve phak lo mai ni lo, exam pawh exam phak ve lo; ni lo, chu mai pawh la ni lo, an sikula kal ve phak lo pawh tam tak an nei thung. Mizorama sikul tha zinga chhiar tel tam tak hian zirlai engzat nge an thlauh a, hlawhtlinna mualeng hmu phak lova an nem pil tawh tih hi i chhut ngai em? Chutiang chu sikul tha kan tih chuan, he sikul, Govt. Hortoki High School hi sikul tha a ni ve lo maw? An sikula kal turin duh thlang thei an ni ve lova, a awm ang ang an zirtir mai. Chuti chung chuan kum 4 (li) chhung a zawnin Class X zirlai zawng zawng an pass-tir thei vek; thlauh an nei ve lo!

Mi tam tak chuan he thu hi in hnial chak nghal. ‘Tuna sikul tha, zirlai duh duh thlang theite hi hun rei tak atanga zirtirtute thawh rah senga tun thleng hi an ni,’ in ti ngei ang. A dik maithei e, mah se, he Hortoki High School hi chuan a zawna kum 4 za a za passed result an nei chung pawhin tumahin an bawh phah lo. En reng rengin a building hlui bum maia zirlai naupang nih chaka rawn pan vang vang an awm dawn lo tih a lang nghal. He sikula zirtir hna thawk tur hian sorkarin mi thiam leh tha zawk a rawn dah lah chu Bin Laden-a vanram kai a rinawm loh ang vela rinawm loh a ni bawk si!

An sikul building chu thawm that lohva a awm rei tawh em avangin a chung a pawp chek chuk a. Hotute hnena sikul sak thatna tura zirtirtute’n an dilna te, khawtlang nu leh pate’n an dilnate chuan ngaihpawimawh a hlawh lo; he sikul aia ngaihven leh ngaihpawimawh hlawh zawk he Zoramah hian a tam lutuk a ni ang. Ruah a sur chuan pindan tam zawka awm chu pawna awm aiin a ziaawm hret tih chauh a ni a, class lâk ngaihna a awm lo.

Zirlai an ngah a, sikul pindan an indaih loh pawhin tihngaihna dang a awm lo. Zirtirtute chuan an sum thawhkhawm hmangin thingtuai leh Silpoulin an lei a, khawtlang hruaitute hmalâkna avanga a thlawna dâp an neih hlauhte nen tangkawpin an zauh belh a, a inpui (main building) nen pawh a inmawi phian zawk!

1974 a din, din a nih atanga kum sawmhnih hnua Provincialized Hortoki High School hian mi sikul angin building tha an nei lova, zirlai thiam thei pawh an nei lem lo. He khuaa hausa deuh leh thiam thei deuhte chu Aizawl leh hmun dangah lehkha zirin an nu leh pate’n an tir chhuak vek zel a, zirtirtute chan chu a sikhaw pawl an ni deuh zel. Chuti a nih avang chuan he sikula zirtirtute hian an thiamna ang thiamna nei, an hlawh zat ang hlawh ve tho sikul dang zirtirtu aia an hah a ngai tih an hria.

Kum tinin Class X zirlaite chu exam vawi 5 tal an neihpui thin a, Board Exam an hmachhawn dawnah, a thlawnin zirlaite chu study camp an neihpui a, theihtawp chhuaha an zirtir a. Hlawh belh chu sawi loh, an tha leh tui bakah an sum leh paite an sen zawkna chuan rah tha a chhuah a, a zawnin kum 4 lai mai za a za passed result an nei ta a ni.

Zorama sualna hrang hrang hi chhut ila, páwngsual, rûk rûk, zu leh damdawi hman sual - sualna tenau, kan buaipui êm êm ni mek, kan khawtlang hmel tibaltu tam ber hi eng ang mihringin nge ti thin? Chhût chiang ta ila, High School zo lo hi tam tak an ni tih a sawi ngam a, a tam ber an ni hial ang em? Zirna kawtchhuah thleng phak lo, a mawl tawk chauhva lehkha zir, kuthnathawh peih lo tingtang; kut hna thawk lova hna dang thawk tura chhawr tlak si loh he Zoram hian a ngahzia hi chhut a hun. Ei hmuhna khawpa thiam si lo, a nawmna hre phak tawka mobile phone leh computer application hrang hrang hre ve phak si thalai engzat nge kan neih mek? Korean serial film lehlin lohva hrethiam lo, an sam suasam dan leh an thawmhnaw inbel ang inbel tura fuih ngai miah lova inbel chakna thinlung nei pha si engzat nge kan neih? Hetiang thalai kan neih tâk vakna chhan hi eng vang nge? Kan zirnain kalphung vang a ni em? Ni ta se tu’nge mawh phur ang??

Sikul tha kan tih tam tak hian Class X failed tawh an zirtir nawn lo fo. Result tha nei tam tak hian result tha an neih nan hian thiam thei lo zawk an chhawk fo bawk. Hortoki High School-a Class X zirlaite hi, an nih ang ang hian, Mizorama sikul tha ber bera zirtirtute hian, tuna an naupangte an zirtir ang hian zirtir ta se engnge an an ang tih hriat a chakawm. Khawpuia zirlai naupang tam tak hian an pian hlim atangin Television an thlir nghal a, ‘Computer’ tih thumal an hriat hmain a tak an hmu. Hortoki High School-a zirlai tam zawk hian an Inah TV set an nei lova, Computer-te phei chu vana rah ang a ni. Chuti chung chuan IT Subject an zir ve a, hlawh inang theuh theuh zirtirtute tan a inhahdamthlak leh inhahthlak hleihzia tur hi chhut a ngai lo. Tuition la turin pawisa an nei lova, a hman pawh an hman lo; sikul chawlha lo lama feh turin an chhungten an tha an ît tlat. Chuti chung chuan kumin (2010) HSLC result chhuakah khan first division-ah mi pahnih laiin an passed ve tlat a, pakhat phei chuan subject pakhatah letter mark a hmu ve hial!

Zirtirtu inthlahdah vangin kum tin zirlai naupang tam takin an zirlai an pass zo lova. Thuneitute dahnaa awm tha duh lo zirtirtute avangin an hlawh hmuhna chhan zirlai tam takin an nih tur ang an ni phak lo. Naupangin an naupan lai hun tha tam ber an hmanna sikula lo enkawltu zirtirtute mawhphurhna hi a va sang tehlul em! Zirtirtute hlawh thatzia hria, an mawhphurhna sanzia hre si lo zirtirtu hi engzat tak nei ang i maw??

Sikul tha chu engnge ni a, eng ang tehna nge sikul tha leh tha lo teh nan kan hman ang a, khawi chinah nge ramri kan kham ang? tih hi inhnialna tawp thei lo a ni hial maithei. A enga pawh chu ni se he’ng zawhnate hi i inzawt ve tawh ngai em?

* Sikul hi lehkha thiam thei naupangten division sang taka an passed chhuahna tura din leh ruahman ni lovin, thiamna nei lo zirlaiten thiamna an neih ve theih nana din leh ruahman a ni zawk ang em?

* Naupang duh thlang thei sikulten an zirlaite first division leh a chunglama an passed-tir suau suau avanga an lawmna nge, an hmuh ang apiang admit a, division hniam lama passed-tir ve hram hram zirtirtute lawmna hi sang zawk ang?

* Zirna avanga mi tha leh tangkai kan siamchhuah nge, zirna avanga khawtlang tana hnawksak kan siamchhuah hi tam zawk ang?

Readers’ Digest-a an fiamthu pakhat, ka hriat chhuah fo a awm - ‘Vaipa pakhat leh a fanu tê hian India leh Australia-te’n One day International Cricket an khel chu a hmunah an en a. India thawh (bat) ni a ni a. A fanu tê chu a ngawi vang vang a, ‘India tan khuan chak ngaihna a awm lo,’ a rawn ti chhuak phawng mai a. A pa chuan, ‘Engati maw?’ a lo ti a. A fanu tê chuan, ‘Khu, en ‘che, Australia player khu 11 an nia, India ve khu pahnih chauh an ni si a, engtinnge an chak theih ang?’ a lo ti a!!’

Hrethiam lo tan chuan Mizo tam takin ‘Vai-vawm’ kan tih mai, Cricket hi a hmuhnawm tehchiam loh khawp mai. Amaherawhchu India thluak hmanga din leh kalpui mek ‘Indian Premier League’ chu khawvela infiamna lama sum tamna ber zinga a tel tak avang hian ngawihsan reng thei kan ni bik lova, a kawngkapuia kan lut thei lo a nih pawhin, pal hniam lai deuhva lawn liam tal kan tum ve loh chuan, IPL a sum leng vel zozai leh la leng leh zel turte hi midang ta tur a ni zel ringawt dawn tlat.

Sang leh zakua tih lam a ni lo, kum zabi 12-na leh 13-na vel daih tawh atanga zung kaih tawh Cricket game hi a khel hmasa bertute pawh sawi fak theih a ni lo. Mahse khawvela Cricket pawl hmasa ber leh upa ber zinga mi leh tun laia Cricket Dan leh Hrai (Dan leh Dun ni lovin) lama thuneitu ber - The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) hi 1787 a din a ni tih erawh a chiang a. Chuti chung chuan London Cricket Club khu 1744 khan din a ni tawh tih hriat chian a ni bawk. 1744 khan Cricket changkansan tum, tun lai Mizo thangthar min thlahtute khan eng thuamhnaw nge an la inbel kha??

Ni e, khawvela Cricket khel thin ram te hi ram 15 chauh an la ni. Amaherawhchu heng ram 15 te hi han thlir teh - Asia khawmualpuia ram lian tak tak - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh leh Sri Lanka te hi ram ropui taka chhiar vek theih an ni lo chungin, mihring tam lamah chuan an duai lo a nia. Australia khawmualpui pumpui khuan Cricket aia game ngaihsan an nei lova, Africa khawmualpuiah pawh a changkang lamin an tuipui mek a, a rethei zawkte pawh an thangharh chho zel. Europe khawmualpuiah pawh England chu sawi lohva leng an ni a, Netherlands, Scotland leh Ireland tih vela a lar chuan ram dang hian an ngainep rei dawn lo tih hi sawi ngam a ni ang.

Ram ropui USA ah pawh Cricket hian zung a kaih mek a, 2004 atang khan Cricket Professional League an tan tawh a. Twenty Twenty format an chin thar tak atang phei hi chuan American-ho khuan Cricket hi an ngaihven thar hle an ti. China ropuizia pawh hi sawi ngai lova chiang a ni. Anni pawh hian Cricket-ah hian ‘awm’ a awm tih an hmu a ni ang, 2004 khan he game tihhmasawnna tur ruahmanna an duang tawh a, tunah hian 2019 World Cup khelh phak ngei tumin an bei mup mup tawh a sin!

American-ho khuan khawvela game ropui bera kan ngaih Football (anni chuan soccer an tih) hi an ngaisang hlei thei tlat lova, a chhan chu, ‘Score a tlem lutuk,’ an ti! Game hmuhnawm reng reng hi chhut vang vang la, score tam a lo ni deuh zel a, American-ho ngaihsan infiamna khu score tam a ni zel. Basketball-te pawh, second tin deuhthaw maia score a awm hi a hmuhnawmna lian ber a ni.

Cricket phei hi chu a hmuhnawm a sin! A hrethiam lo tan chuan a vawmtu lam 11 lai field chhungah an lut a, a vawtu lam pahnih chauh an ding si a, a vawmtu lam hi chak zawk tura rin a awl ngawt ang; a ni der si lo. Vawikhat thawh (Over khat) ah a vawmtuin vawi 6 a vawm thei a. A vawtu chuan ball (vawm) tina run 6 a siam phei chuan Over khatah run 36 a ni daih thei. Chutih lai chuan Over khatah batsman zawng zawng an thi (out) phiar thei tho bawk! Out dan lah a tam - a Stump (hmawlh pathum hi) a fuh te, a Bails (hmawlh pathum chunga kham pahnih) ball-in a pera, leia a tlâk te, Middle Stump zawna ball kal tur ke hmanga lo dan palh (leg before wicket) te bakah Catch out te, Stumping te, Run out-te a la awm a. A thiam leh thiam an inkhelh a, target sang tak mai an han ûm te hian a hmuhnzawm zual. Over khata an run vuak chhuah (run rate) te hian awmzia a nei thui lutuk tlat a. Football anga a goal hun nghah ngawt ngawt a awm ve lova, titi pah leh haw-haw chunga en mai mai chi pawh a ni lo; rilru zawng zawng hmanga en ngei ngei ngai a ni.

Silchar khawpuia vaiho pawh khu MLA 40 nei ve thei ngat Mizo mipuite hian kan zāt lova, Silchar lêt nga vel khu Kolkata khawpuiah khuan vai kan tihte hi an la awm a! Kolkata khawpuia awm lêt tam tak India ramah hian ‘vai’ an awm, tam tak hi an ni ringawt!! Chu’ngho tuipui ber chu Cricket hi a ni. Silchar Super Market a ni emaw, Kolkata Fancy leh New Market a ni emaw, New Delhi-a Karolbagh leh Sarojini te leh Chennai-a T-Nagar leh Broadway Market emaw pawh ni se a dang chuang lo, India team-in Cricket an khelh tawh chuan boruak a danglam vek a, dawr neitu zawng zawngin TV emaw Radio emaw hmangin Cricket chanchinthar an ngaithla a, India hnehna chan lai taka i dawr palh a nih phei chuan an zuansan tawr tawr che ‘nga, i hrilh a hai hial maithei. Chuti chu ni mahse India hian 1932 atang khan Cricket hi a khel ve tan chauh a, an khelh hman hian SAP kan tih zinga an aia sap awm thei chuang miah lo England te, Australia te, New zealand-te leh Canada te chuan an lo khel daih tawh a. International Cricket game hmasa ber phei chu USA leh Canada-te khuan 1844 khan an lo khel tawh a, 1859 khan English Professional player-te chuan North America khawmualpui fangin, ‘Overseas tour’ an lo nei daih tawh! Helai tlang kar atanga ‘Vai-vawm’ kan lo ti ngawt hi chu!!

Cricket game hi game zinga rilru hmanhmawh ngaithei lo ber pawl a ni hial ang. Rilru hmanhmawh, tih ngai ti rei peih mang lo, kum tina thlawhhma sawn thin Mizote tan khelh chi a ni ang em? Test cricket lam hi chu kan tuipui har deuh maithei a, khawvelah pawh a lăr chak lo. Mahse tun laia lăr chak em em, Over 20 ve ve (Twenty20), invenna rilru tel hman mang lova vawm leh vuak pawp pawp mai ngaihna ang hi chu Mizote khelh chi lutuk a ni.

Hmanni lawk atang khan Mizo thalaite hian an khel ve tan a, Vairengte tlangvalte khu Dholai leh Bagha vaiho, englai pawha Cricket tuipui reng mai thinte khuan an hneh tawh mang miah lova. Kolasib tlangvalte chuan Silchar Cricket Association team an zuk hneh ringawt bawk! Kan thalai engemawzat hi chuan training tha nei ve ngat se chuan Virender Sehwag leh Mahendra Singh Dhoni-te aia nep chuang lo tur Cricket talent an nei ngei ngei ang. A vuaka vuak lamah phei hi chuan kan tha lutuk tlat a, a vawm lamah lah kawng kama Chepa leh Tukkhumvilik vawmthla thei thlahte kan ni.

Dawn e, dawn chiang e. India ram game tuipui ber Cricket hi Mizote hian kan khel ve dawn khawp mai. India ramah hian khawvel hriat tham khawp a Cricket Stadium ropui 19 a awm a, a tê tham deuh phei chu sawi sen a ni lo. Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) a Member State ni turin stadium neih ngei a ngai a, Mizoram pawhin chumi kawng zawh chuan hma a la mek. Sairang bul Sihhmui ramah Cricket Stadium tur a zawl duai tawh a, hna a kal mup mup reng. Stadium kan neih tikah Member State niin, BCCI atangin Promotional Grant nuai bi mai ni lo, vaibelchhe biin kan dawng dawn. Chutih hunah chuan Mizote zingah Santosh trophy khel phãk Footballer kan sawi vul aia nasa hian Ranji Trophy khel phãk hming a lãr zawk ngei ang.

Hlawk lutuk tlat. Indian Cricketer-te hi Sponsorship leh commercial atanga an sum hmuhte nena chhut chuan khawvela Cricketer zinga hlawh sang lawr lak an ni a. India football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia aia Sachin Tendulkar hausak zawk dan atang hian a chiang mai. Indian Premier League hi khawvela infiamna ‘event’ zinga player-te hlawh chawhruala sang ber dawttu (NBA dawt) a ni a, chu IPL-ah chuan Cricket an khel. He IPL ah hian player hlawh tlem berin, ni 50 vel chhungin cheng maktaduai khat a hlawh ngei ngei a, chutah chuan match money leh bonus a la tel lo! IPL team an leina man to turuzia te, player man san dante kha i hria ang, khati chung khan IPL team zingah Kings XI Punjab tih loh chuan season tin pound maktaduai chuang vek hlawkna an tel!

Mizote’n football kan buaipui dan leh India football-a kan thlen chin te, India-in International football-a kehniak a neih tlemziate hi chhút teh. Mizo tlangvalte hian Cricket khel vein, IPL team-ah hian khel phãk se, National team-ah tel phãk ta se, International player langsàr a ni nghal dawn.

He khawvel kan awm chhung hian ‘fame & fortune’ a ni lo’m ni kan duh? Chuti a nih a, infiamna lama kan kal dawn a nih rau rau chuan Cricket hi khelh mai chi a ni.