Watching cricket was in my 'things-not-to-do' lists and I am still dumbfounded as to how did I end up watching it LIVE! I was familiar with them as people/celebrities who were basically cricketers who featured in lots of commercials, endorsing anything and everything that they could lay their hands upon. :) The stadium was full on a week-day which is quite a surprise as people here are totally professional on weekdays and go pubbing/relaxing on weekends. The mad Indian crowd screaming India-India! Jeetega bhai jeetega India jeetega ! Seeing their icons play in front was too much for many who had come from remote areas of the UK just to watch India play. And then there was the big ' Tirangaa ' hoisted near and around the stadium. Talk about ' jhandaa lehraana ' on the angrezi soil. Phew!
...now I know...