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No, this will not be a debate about whether Kingfisher is better than Guinness – please, some credit.

Cricket, an obsession in this part of the world, had it's world cup competition this year and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India were hosting.  Needless to say Bangalore, along with the rest of the country, was whipped into a frenzy.  

Honestly, I had never followed Cricket before the World Cup came here.  However, when the Ireland v. India match was scheduled for Bangalore, I got interested.  I was able to purchase a couple of tickets as a surprise in large part because no one was really interested in the game.  Ireland wasn't really taken seriously UNTIL they beat England (Go Green) the week before.  So, we lucked out with our box seats which included free food and drink (free cocktails – yummy) throughout the game as well as a great view.

We actually weren't sure who to cheer for so we each took a team.  It made for great conversation starters for others with us given Dar, wearing the Irish jersey, was holding hands with me wearing the Indian jersey.  

It should be said that this was particularly helpful as Cricket is a long game – the world cup 50-over matches lasted over 7 hrs.  What was amazing and impressive about this was the energy, spirit, and enthusiasm for the game NEVER wained.  The stadium was electric and continued to be through out the game.  Accordingly, the time flew by …suddenly it was dark and the players were still going….

The stats of the game were actually fun to learn and helped us realize that while Ireland gave it the lash, they would not likely win the chase game.  We left with about an hour to go and the funniest moment came when Prasana was driving us home as he ribbed Dar as to India's empending victory and that there was no way Ireland could pull it out.  

Needless to say, India won – we knew this not by the TV but by the bevy of fireworks set off a little while after we reached home – displays went off all over the neighborhood and I would venture to guess all over India.

There were no cameras allowed in to the stadium so all I have for you is the excitement evident outside – India vs. Ireland Album