The "Cricket question"

When you’re traveling in India and you come from a commonwealth country you will be presented sooner or later with.... THE CRICKET QUESTION!!!!

It’s not a specific question, it’s just a generic remark about cricket that is dropped on you quite casually but that every man knows it’s a test in disguise.

You wouldn’t believe the amount of politics, religion, economics and more generally life involved in an argument about cricket.

In order not to lose face you have to show that: 

1. you know all the names of the players of your country (that’s an easy one isn’t it? NOPE! Since you have to know the names of the current players but you also have the know the names of legends of the past, good ones and bad ones)

2. you know all the scandal related to those players (sex, money, etc...)

3. you have to know all the teams they’ve been playing for and all the tournaments they were in and if they were not in you have to know why.

4. and now the most difficult part.... you have to know all of the above... for the Indian team! Not only that but you have to know the correct pronunciation of the Indian names and you have to know the Indian pronunciation of the players of your country!

If you think it’s easy you should have seen the look of concentration on Steve’s face when he was interrogated by our car driver!

But no fear cause he knows his stuff my man and he passed with flying colours!