20 SIGNS THAT YOU ARE A TRUE INDIAN CRICKET FAN



  1. You assume a single posture throughout the Indian innings fingers crossed, ensuring you get cramps in your legs, bladder is full and finally credit your austerities for the big score India posted(yes, we are playing on Indian tracks)
  2. You skip a heart beat when an Indian nears a century
  3. You skip two when Sachin nears a century!!
  4. You watch Neo cricket’s stupid shows highlighting Indian old matches even if it is Ind vs Zimbabwe in 1997 or so!
  5. Further in such matches you can recognize players like Hemang Badani,Debashish Mohanty,Vijay Dahiya etc without looking at their Jerseys!
  6. You know who Vijay Bharadwaj is
  7. You know the ‘I love you Zaheer’ incidence
  8. India needs 26 off 2 overs with Nehra and Munaf Patel on the crease. Somehow Nehra hits a six(Yes,he can!) You dance and actually confident that India will win it from here
  9. You believe India will chase 270+ in 50 overs or 180+ in T20 at an overseas bouncing wicket
  10. Your exams are on and friend asks ‘Padhai hua kya?’ and your reply is ‘Paagal hai kya??? Kal Ind vs Aus tha’
  11. You spend hours watching Indian cricket youtube videos
  12. You have seen all the youtube videos of Aus cheating in Sydney
  13. You prefer Ind vs Kenya to Chelsea vs ManU
  14. You look down upon people exclaiming ‘Kal Chelsea vs ManU hai’ and say to yourself ‘ Ch***** kal India vs Kenya hai!!’
  15. You have watched atleast a few matches of T10 gully cricket,MPL(Sinhagad supremos vs Sindhudurg Sailors!),ICL etc
  16. You don’t watch the presentation if India loses badly J
  17. You actually believe we won 1st T20 world cup due to Joginder Sharma and not Misbah
  18. You spend more time on cricinfo than on facebook
  19. You watch Indian matches irrespective of exams or emergeny duties(internship or residency) or job etc
  20. You read the above signs and say ‘Oh F*** I am one of these!!!’

Comments

Unknown said…
Bingo!!!!!!
Now I can say that you know me very well
May 22, 2010 at 11:32:00 PM PDT
Unknown said…
Bingo!!!!!!
Now I can say that you know me very well
May 22, 2010 at 11:33:00 PM PDT
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