The Wicket-Keeper Song

I could be our hero, babyBut would you tremble,If you found out, I was Kamran Akmal(Getty Images)

To be sung to the tune of Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Hero’

Let me be your wicket-keeper

Would the batsman danceIf I was standing up to the stumpsWould he run like MatthewDown the track?Would you get mad if I dropped a catchIf you saw me trying?And would you bowl no mystery balls tonight?

Would you trembleIf you found out I was Kamran AkmalWould you laugh if I said I was better than Mark BoucherOh 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 bailsI will stand by the stumps forever.You can’t take my gloves away

Would you swearThat you’ll always bowl the right lineOr would you lie?Do I have to run and hide?Am I standing too nearHave I lost my mind?I think I haveDale Steyn is bowling tonight.

I can be your wicket-keeper, baby.I can take away the bailsI 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 haveBecause Bhuvaneshwar Kumar is bowling tonight

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

I can be your wicket-keeper.