Oh what fun it was! Ashu has been interested in cricket since last world cup. I was on maternity leave and my dad was here and we both didnt even miss ireland or bermuda matches..We watched every single match, fully and Ashu learnt about the game and got totally into it. Next in 2009, when we went to india, my brother took him and B to watch CSK v KKR at chepauk and that got him more interested in the game. He is also a huge fan of Sachin Tendulkar (or Sachin tenduklaar..as AJ kutty says :D)
This time my bro went to watch 3 matches in chepauk and when i showed one picture of him at the stadium and told Ashu this is where he watched CSK match..AJ got mad and said that my bro needs to take him to chepauk stadium too..So, now my brother is in trouble. He has to take him to the stadium soon :) (Right now, he is sitting beside me and saying "That's good!" and he is the one who wanted me to write this as well!)
Btw, he doesn't know that Ashu has a CSK flag ;-) Oooops! now he knows and he is screaming.."I didnt get a CSK flag" :)
Ashu got to watch only part of the matches, but that was good enough to keep him all excited. For Finals, we had friends come over and ofcourse his best buddy H was there too. They had a sleepover on friday and didnt sleep till 12.30, so i didnt wake them till 6 as SL was batting first. They didnt care either. They went upstairs during most part of the match and i was thinking he wasn't watching the match, but they both watched it upstairs, probably because we were all too loud :) He was super delighted when india won. AJ too. We all screamed so much out of joy and it was fun to watch the way AJ reacted. He was jumping in joy...
Another interesting thing for the kids was they got to see my cousin Prasanna on t.v. Now, they know him since i tell them stories about my childhood and all the naughty things that me and bro did with Prasanna and his sister. And they love the story where Prasanna sang My name is billa when the teacher asked him for his name. When appu mama told me that South Africa has hired him as their technical manger and i was looking for him during SA match and showed him to the kids. They have seen him in 2007, but do not remember him. too bad they got knocked out in QF! Ashu was a little bummed about it, but he was super excited for India :)
To Ajay, it is all another WII game, i guess because he kept saying " My favorite character in indian team is Gautham Gambhir" LOL! He seems to like Gautham more than Sachin, probably because of the name? :)
This worldcup was memorable for two other reasons! One, the epic war aka semifinals between India and Pak was on my birthday. Super exciting and what more can one ask? A billion people celebrated my bday ;-) And even better...when india won the cup on Janani's 10th birthday. Doubly special because she enters two digits and that is made memorable by the indian team. Awesome! I had so much fun with my friends on FB as well :)
Right after the match we went to PF Changs to celebrate. Even though we were too full, we didnt want to skip or skimp on the dessert. Everyone ordered individual desserts and it was not shared. Well, B shared with me..but mine was a giant dessert that couldv'e fed the whole family :) AJ had choc mousse, Ashu and Me ordered chocolate dome each and i ate one and B and Ashu ate the other and couldn't finish it. Well, i couldn't finish it either..but i ate more than what they both ate together! :D
We came back home - all of us, with friends. None of us felt sleepy and were chatting till dinner. I had lot of leftover from breakfast and we didnt have to cook again. Ate dinner and finally hit the bed at 11...What an energy the win had created!
This time my bro went to watch 3 matches in chepauk and when i showed one picture of him at the stadium and told Ashu this is where he watched CSK match..AJ got mad and said that my bro needs to take him to chepauk stadium too..So, now my brother is in trouble. He has to take him to the stadium soon :) (Right now, he is sitting beside me and saying "That's good!" and he is the one who wanted me to write this as well!)
Btw, he doesn't know that Ashu has a CSK flag ;-) Oooops! now he knows and he is screaming.."I didnt get a CSK flag" :)
Ashu got to watch only part of the matches, but that was good enough to keep him all excited. For Finals, we had friends come over and ofcourse his best buddy H was there too. They had a sleepover on friday and didnt sleep till 12.30, so i didnt wake them till 6 as SL was batting first. They didnt care either. They went upstairs during most part of the match and i was thinking he wasn't watching the match, but they both watched it upstairs, probably because we were all too loud :) He was super delighted when india won. AJ too. We all screamed so much out of joy and it was fun to watch the way AJ reacted. He was jumping in joy...
Another interesting thing for the kids was they got to see my cousin Prasanna on t.v. Now, they know him since i tell them stories about my childhood and all the naughty things that me and bro did with Prasanna and his sister. And they love the story where Prasanna sang My name is billa when the teacher asked him for his name. When appu mama told me that South Africa has hired him as their technical manger and i was looking for him during SA match and showed him to the kids. They have seen him in 2007, but do not remember him. too bad they got knocked out in QF! Ashu was a little bummed about it, but he was super excited for India :)
To Ajay, it is all another WII game, i guess because he kept saying " My favorite character in indian team is Gautham Gambhir" LOL! He seems to like Gautham more than Sachin, probably because of the name? :)
This worldcup was memorable for two other reasons! One, the epic war aka semifinals between India and Pak was on my birthday. Super exciting and what more can one ask? A billion people celebrated my bday ;-) And even better...when india won the cup on Janani's 10th birthday. Doubly special because she enters two digits and that is made memorable by the indian team. Awesome! I had so much fun with my friends on FB as well :)
Right after the match we went to PF Changs to celebrate. Even though we were too full, we didnt want to skip or skimp on the dessert. Everyone ordered individual desserts and it was not shared. Well, B shared with me..but mine was a giant dessert that couldv'e fed the whole family :) AJ had choc mousse, Ashu and Me ordered chocolate dome each and i ate one and B and Ashu ate the other and couldn't finish it. Well, i couldn't finish it either..but i ate more than what they both ate together! :D
We came back home - all of us, with friends. None of us felt sleepy and were chatting till dinner. I had lot of leftover from breakfast and we didnt have to cook again. Ate dinner and finally hit the bed at 11...What an energy the win had created!
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