Delhi Digest March 30- Cricket Diwali in India

The World Cup, not football, started shortly after lunch at 14:30. I turned on TV again to see the results at 17:30, but its still on. The Doordashan is still busy inserting ads like 3 hours before. I had supper then. I thought it might finished. But I still draged on and on. I had no idea when this Commonwhealth world event would finish. All the 24*7 cable channels are busy reporting anything but the mathch itself. They did not have the right to do so. But they did manage to bag dozens of ex-captins, commentators, Indian and Pakistani. This was undoubtedly a high voltage event. What's more, the two prime ministers from the two neighbors were also there. They were not there for nothing. Bollywood stars, top business tycoons, and of course Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were necessary to appeal to the tens of crores of fans. It's time to go to bed. Fireworks and cheers from the street made me check the callendar. It's like Diwali night. Not a holiday. I went to my sitting room and switched on TV again. I see. Times Now are shouting. Crowds are dancing and singing.India smashed Pakistan 260-231 by 29 runs. It's 22:45. One match lasts for more than 8 hours. It's even longer than a Marathon. If it's in China, I don't know if the spectators, if any, are still there. The 9 idle players must be busy eating and drinking except for watching with their eagle eyes while their 2 teammates were beating their 11 rivals on the ground. I heard each team also has the 12th player, normally a dormant one.