LONDON: India may fail to free ourselves from the grip of England on independence day, but Indian fans handed over cricket homes for the first time since the pandemic had the convenience of knowing that life at least returned to normal resemblance.
Champagne flows in the clicquot veuve tent during the weekend, and a long queue is formed outside the Indian street food kiosk that serves Kathi rolls with masala fries.
At lunch, the famous Bharat troops can be seen near the nursery place banging the spirit and enjoying the picnic of Samosa and Dhocras.
“It’s brilliant to go back to Cricket’s house after a long time – not only to see cricket but to return with the Bharat soldiers who are like family for me,” said Bobby Upple, a resident of Rochester.
“God is very civilized – you are not allowed to flag or instrument or singing.
This is different from the oval, and here people are focused on games and players.
This is a different experience.” Wish Bains has been driving from Birmingham every day to watch the test match.
“I need (Joe) out before I can go back,” he said when playing back after lunch on Saturday.
Then there is a big style.
Indian fans desperately check their cellphones if it is the goal.
Root out? No, that’s Johnny Bairstow.
There was a big cheers and army Bharat launched the song and dance: “Oh Johnny Bairstow! You are love in my life …!” The food kiosk on the ground sells everything from fish and chips, until the Cornish mustes, until the “butter chicken of God”.
For Purushotham Belludi Chandrashekar, it was the first time in God.
“It was a wonderful atmosphere and a fantastic crowd,” he said.
“We are lucky to be here after 15 months of turbulence.
We can enjoy the game as a community.
This is a quality experience.
I prefer watching a cricket test at a stadium.
India played well but we needed a bad goal.” Ganapati Bhat blamed the tone for India’s fate, said the ball did not “swing a lot”.
But he felt this could still be the best chance of India to win the test series in England.
“The Indian team is better than the English team because Ben Stokes doesn’t play and they have a lot of injury,” he said.
“It’s alluring” said Nachiket flat from God’s experience, more than an instant entertainment audience induced by Covid.
“It’s really encouraging seeing a crowd like that for a test match.
They say the cricket test is dying.
It’s definitely not.”