Cricket!

OK, so this post is more for me than for you! Just making a record of what we have been up to so I don't forget.

Given that the IPL is on at the moment, we decided we really needed to join in with the national obsession. So, we went with a few of Ben's colleagues to see the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. the Rajasthan Royals.

Ready for the match!

We were pretty far back, and I kept missing what was going on cos I wasn't concentrating! But it was great fun. And would probably been a great result for RCB, if it hadn't started raining during the break! RCB were 200/7 at the end of their innings.

And the crowd goes wild!

Me, Rajeev and his wife and Ritesh

While the weather was holding

They tried to restart several times, but every time they got the covers off and had nearly removed most of the water it started raining again! So, the match was abandoned and they split the points.

And then it all went pear-shaped!

Probably quite different to a cricket match in the UK, no beer for a start! But they certainly manage to bring more enthusiasm than you see at most cricket on the TV. All the cheerleaders was a bit strange too, the majority of them are white, and if not white, they certainly don't look Indian. Apparently most of them are from places lie Croatia because if they had Indian girls they would be mobbed for inappropriate behavior. But for other people it's fine, how is that fair!

If you find yourself in India during the IPL, get a ticket, it was great fun!

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