Of fans and fanatics
In his Hindustan Times column, Ian Chappell analyses the different types of fans that follow cricket - the humourous ones from the Caribbean, the perseverant ones from India, and more.
Nitin Sundar
25-Feb-2013
In his Hindustan Times column, Ian Chappell analyses the different types of fans that follow cricket - the humourous ones from the Caribbean, the perseverant ones from India, and more.
In my early days of visiting India one woman bounced up to me, introduced herself and stated very confidently, "I know a lot about cricket." I replied simply: "How come?" She responded with an equally simple answer: "I've watched a lot of games." "So has my mother," I shot back quickly. The slightly bewildered lady replied, "What do you mean?" "Well," I explained, "Jeanne [my mother] had a father and three sons who all played cricket for Australia so she watched a lot of matches. However, that doesn't mean she really understands the game."
Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo