Cricket

Sam asked what I meant in the last post by the sounds of cricket...I mean the game! India is cricket crazy! All over the city young kids, and some not so young ones, play pick-up games anywhere they can find space, including the bit of pavement next to our building. I took the photo at the top of my page during our visit in April...it depicts India's most numerous cricketers, young boys playing with tennis balls and sticks stuck into the ground as wickets. (Also note the amazing banyan tree.) I don't really understand the rules of the game, but its still fun to watch. There is an open ground near Mumbai University called the Oval. On Sunday afternoon the place is overrun with cricketers and their friends and families who come to watch. There are dozens of games, all going on simultaneously, and most times overlapping!

These pictures don't really do justice to the busy-ness of the place on weekends. Its a fun place to gather, interact with other families, and watch cricketers of all ages. You just have to be careful not to unknowingly walk through somebody's game!