'I feed my rabbit during the strategic time-out'
We asked readers what their superstitions were while watching the IPL
16-Apr-2015
Ranging from eating pani puri at a roadside stall to feeding their pet rabbit, cricket fans sure have some strange superstitions • PTI
Navratna Ojha
I try not to miss a single ball on commentary. The moment I do, a wicket falls and this only happens with the team I support.
I try not to miss a single ball on commentary. The moment I do, a wicket falls and this only happens with the team I support.
Rahil Arora
I am a huge KKR fan from the very first IPL. My superstitions are based on the team's previous performances. For example, KKR cannot win the IPL if they win the first match of the season! Even though I am a huge fan, I think this will be true even this season.
I am a huge KKR fan from the very first IPL. My superstitions are based on the team's previous performances. For example, KKR cannot win the IPL if they win the first match of the season! Even though I am a huge fan, I think this will be true even this season.
Shivaan Shah
I'm from Mumbai and my superstition is that I never watch the toss on TV, I always read about it instead.
I'm from Mumbai and my superstition is that I never watch the toss on TV, I always read about it instead.
Murali Maankar
Being a huge fan of Rohit Sharma, I try to eat pani puri when he bats; when he got his first double-hundred I was eating pani puri at a roadside shop and watching it at a nearby television.
Being a huge fan of Rohit Sharma, I try to eat pani puri when he bats; when he got his first double-hundred I was eating pani puri at a roadside shop and watching it at a nearby television.
Neil Bennett
I always feed my rabbit during the strategic time-out. I don't know why but the two minutes is just long enough to go the garden and be back in my seat ready for the resumption of play.
I always feed my rabbit during the strategic time-out. I don't know why but the two minutes is just long enough to go the garden and be back in my seat ready for the resumption of play.
Abhisek Bera
I have a superstition that before every KKR match, I must play all the KKR songs. If I miss it, somehow the team will lose and it happened this time around too!
I have a superstition that before every KKR match, I must play all the KKR songs. If I miss it, somehow the team will lose and it happened this time around too!
Subhaditya Tripathy
I sit in my favourite yellow chair with a with a blue pillow, wearing my white t-shirt and pants, and make sure no one touches me till the end of the match.
I sit in my favourite yellow chair with a with a blue pillow, wearing my white t-shirt and pants, and make sure no one touches me till the end of the match.
Dharmin Doshi
My superstition is quite weird when it comes to my favourite team in the IPL. If something dramatic happens in favour of my favourite team and if I think of a person at that moment, then I continue to think of that person for rest of the match! Quite weird but that's how it is.
My superstition is quite weird when it comes to my favourite team in the IPL. If something dramatic happens in favour of my favourite team and if I think of a person at that moment, then I continue to think of that person for rest of the match! Quite weird but that's how it is.
Rahul Patil
I have a superstition - while watching my favourite team play (i.e KKR), I keep the remote of the TV in my right hand and never take it in my left hand. Although it hurts sometime but this has helped my team win many times.
I have a superstition - while watching my favourite team play (i.e KKR), I keep the remote of the TV in my right hand and never take it in my left hand. Although it hurts sometime but this has helped my team win many times.
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