Bangalore, Thursday 9th October 2008
Take two Aussie boys wearing Indian flag headbands and with Indian flags painted on their cheeks, not to mention a large Indian flag they are carrying, drop them into the middle of Bengaluru on the first day of the first test match and you have an interesting social experiment. It is either a perfectly acceptable custom to stare in India and we received our share. Reactions ranged from amusement to bemusement. I think the Aussie fans were a bit unsure of what to make of it as well. I guess we may have been seen as walking a fine line between being unpatriotic Australians and taking the piss out of the Indians. One thing for sure is that when you are dealing with a national flag you are dealing with imbued emotion. The reality and point of whole thing, from our perspective, is it is all about getting into the spirit of cricket and having fun while being respectful. When it boils down to it I would rather see good cricket than see one side or the other win.
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