Cricket Fever!

The 2011 Cricket World Cup was held in India! My interest in cricket didn't really start before the semifinals India-Pakistan (These two are sworn enemies!) It wasn't just a cricket game, it was a battle of honor !!! To most indians, it would be more important to win this game than to win the final.



Beatriz (Brasil) and Riina (Finland) had come to my place on tuesday to watch the game on the big screen that had been put up in my society. We had a popcorn machine, a sandwich maker and a guy making bhel (a typical street food). They were all geared to sit there from 2.30 pm. when the match began till around midnight when it would get over! Us girls had so much fun, we watched the first half hour of the game and then we went upstairs and made nachos with my host mom. We were just talking and talking and talking, then we ate some mango ice cream and talked some more. Then we went down and watched the last two hours of the game. India won! (of course)! And we went to Barista in Lokhandwala to celebrate with my host mom and some of the neighbors. It was crazy in Lokhandwala! People were dancing on the cars and on the streets, waving the indian flag and screaming from the top of their lungs! There was an awesome vibe and everyone was happy!



Then a couple days went by and it was saturday, the day of the final! India would be meeting Sri Lanka on the field! It was a tough fight and a many point of the match it looked as if Sri Lanka was about to win... But ultimately Dhoni hit a 6 and India won!
Everyone was jumping up and down, and the city was in euphoria! It was awesome. We went out driving and I hijacked an indian flag from to guys on a bike. So we were waving the flag screaming and driving around the suburbs which had all turned in to one big party! Finally we went back after 3 am. and I still (two days later) dont have any voice! AWESOME!!!!!!!!