A modern Indian saying goes, "Cricket is my religion. Sachin is my god." Extending the analogy, the World Cup is the holy grail. And today is the seminal crusade to overcome the infidels. It's the World Cup India-Pakistan Semi-Final.
This is the first time the world's largest cricket country and the world's evilest cricket country (kidding! sort of) are duking it out at the World Cup in 15 years.
The sheer magnitude of the event is hard to capture in words. But will try with some choice examples:
1) Indian government: "Alrighty y'all, today's an official bank holiday so all y'all can watch the big game"
2) Cab driver: "Why are you going to the office today? Don't you know that there's an India-Pakistan match?"
3) TV: At the gym, every single screen at the gym on different channel with "pre-match" coverage starting at 8am for a match at 2:30pm
After # 2, lest you all worry, I will be watching the epic match. Will leave with an oft-repeated by entirely-appropriate cliche: Jai Ho India!
