The Wicket-Keeper Song

I could be our hero, baby
But would you tremble,
If you found out, I was Kamran Akmal
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To be sung to the tune of Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Hero’

Let me be your wicket-keeper

Would the batsman dance
If I was standing up to the stumps
Would he run like Matthew
Down the track?
Would you get mad if I dropped a catch
If you saw me trying?
And would you bowl no mystery balls tonight?

Would you tremble
If you found out I was Kamran Akmal
Would you laugh if I said I was better than Mark Boucher
Oh please tell me this.
Now would you try,
For the keeper you love,
Not to bowl anymore wides, tonight.

I can be your wicket-keeper, baby.
I can take away the bails
I will stand by the stumps forever.
You can’t take my gloves away

Would you swear
That you’ll always bowl the right line
Or would you lie?
Do I have to run and hide?
Am I standing too near
Have I lost my mind?
I think I have
Dale Steyn is bowling tonight.

I can be your wicket-keeper, baby.
I can take away the bails
I will stand by the stumps forever.
You can’t take my gloves away.

Am I standing too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I guess I have
Because Bhuvaneshwar Kumar is bowling tonight

I can be your wicket-keeper, baby.
I can take away the bails
I will stand by the stumps forever.
You can’t take my gloves away.

I can be your wicket-keeper, baby.
I can take away the bails
I will stand by the stumps forever.
You can’t take my gloves away.

I can be your wicket-keeper.