I was on a train when the match ended. People were on their cell phones listening in to the score. When we won, the whole trainload of people erupted with cheers. The hawkers on the train, who make a measly living selling their snacks, started distributing their wares for free. Some people paid them more than double their usual price. Such is the joy of cricket in this country.
IMO, India was very lucky to get away with a win. Although our batting performance was very good (too bad for Dravid - again!), our score would have been a lot less had the Pakistani bowlers not bowled a full 5 overs extra.
Add to that our pretty lacklustre bowling.
Pakistan too had their share of woes, but overall I think those 5 extra overs made the difference.
Not that I’m complaining 
Aha.
My sister’s husband is Indian. They live in New York. Apparently he stayed up til 4 a.m. the other night to watch a cricket game.
Suddenly it all makes sense …
This really makes me miss my daily commute on the Western line. Hot, crowded, dirty and sweaty it may have been, but with friends along, it was such fun. Squished in the ladies compartment, buying neembu and hair knick-knacks from itinerant hawkers…such a different life from the one I lead now.
I miss Bombay.
How did Sachin do?
Full scorecard here.
I’m kicking myself. It’s Spring break here and one of my friends has DISH and the package. He invited me over, to watch the match, starting at 11 PM. So, I decided to get some shuteye before the all-nighter and then overslept. Hopefully the remaining one-days are half as exciting.
You get 4 newspapers!!! Boy, talk about being up to date…
By the way, for any of you Dravid fans out there, a friend of mine predicted two balls before Dravid got out that he would get out on 99. Those of you who want an address and name will be given so for a certain price 
. Of course, he has already paid the price for his indiscretion many times over. :mad:
Ah yes, this reminds me of the Toilet Law. The Toilet Law states that everytime I am made to stand in the loo, the opposing team will lose a wicket. I have spent many happy times not being allowed to leave the washroom just to help India’s cause. The team and all you fans owe me big time.
A corollary to the Toilet Law is that I can never enter the TV room while India is batting. If I step inside it, we’ll lose a wicket. My standing at the door and watching, however, does not endanger India’s prospects.
Oh the trials and tribulations of being me…
Anyone else got something like this they do?
Sports-----the other opiate of the masses.
Gee! What happens when the commercials come on and everyone goes to the bathroom? With that large volume of people, I’ll bet the effect of all those toilets flushing at once is responsible for tsunamis on the other side of the country! (just joking)
So do I!
So what you’re saying is that you watch India batting while standing outside the TV room, and that you watch the opposing team batting while standing inside the toilet…
Does it make a difference if you sit outside the TV room and sit in the toilet? 
Actually, he was on a train back from Surat. How happy must he have been? 
Bugger, I’m late. That was perhaps one of the best one-days I’ve ever seen (in my short history of being a cricket fan). Here’s hoping the five remaining ODI’s are just as impressive (with India winning every one, of course )
No Pakistanis on this board? Anyone supporting Pakistan at all?
It’s more fun gloating when there’s someone to gloat at
Interesting point. I don’t think there are any Pakistanis on this board. Too bad, I guess someone has to switch sides
Oh shush. Don’t make fun of The One. You have no idea how many matches I’ve won for India by standing in the loo.
I have my reservations. Our bowlers are young, and they did not do a very good job in the first one-day. And then there’s the matter of all the extras we got courtesy of the Pakistan bowlers: 30 extra runs and 30 extra balls (I think). That’s five extra overs right there. So, I don’t know… shakes head
Well, I guess we shouldn’t be too worried aankh, we’ll have you locked in the toilet
We is just concerned for your well being and comfort, that’s all! No need to get nasty with us
And it starts all over again today!
The scene is a little better on the roads, with traffic at normal levels, parking lots full up, etc. Hopefully aankh is not already in the toilet
Another 2 hours though, and it will be like it was most of last Saturday. This is a day-nigh match, so at least some work will be got done!
Incidentally, I read in yesterday’s paper that a man actually died of a heart attck while watching Saturday’s match. How can anyone get that involved in a sport?
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And it starts all over again today!
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Today? Isn’t the match tomorrow night?