Professional Sports in India: Part II (2 Hot 2 Handle)

Here comes the much awaited update on what actually happened at the IPL Cricket Match (I blame the delay on our cameraman losing his camera with all the pics).

Somethings I should have been told before I signed up for this experience:

The Good:

• Random, scantily-clad, white cheerleaders on platforms (Where did find these white women? Do they even know what's going on?)

• Pep/Marching Band with Indian instruments!
  

The Bad:

• Most seats (including the relatively nice, field-side ones we had) are NOT air-conditioned. Seriously, you can't even fathom how hot a place that crowded gets with the bright lights coupled with the 100 degree weather.
  
• Below pic doesn't do the situation justice, but depending on the day, it is incredibly loud in the stadium (horns, whistles, shouting etc.)

The Ugly:

• The entire stadium is dry and they won't let you re-enter the stadium if you leave for some "reinforcements.". WTF kind of sporting event is this?

Given all of this and the fact that the Mumbai Indians were losing miserably at the half, I went against my natural instincts (I always foolishly watch a Packer game until the end hoping for a come back) and left the game at half-time.

We watched the rest of the game from a nice, air-conditioned bar near-by and were saddened/vindicated when the Mumbai Indians lost terribly as expected.