India's Favourite Game III

This is a BW version of a picture that I put up some time ago. It's one of my fav's as it reminds me of the joy that I encountered in the children that I met and photographed in India.

On my first trip to India in 1992 I knew nothing about cricket. When I told people I was from Australia they would often come back with "Booone". At first I thought this must be an Indian greeting? It took me some time to realise that they were referring to David Boone a famous Australian cricketer of the day. Like Australians, Indians are so mad about cricket. There is a cricket game going on nearly everywhere you look, and being an Australian (even one who can't play cricket to save her life) some of that Australian cricket magic goes with you and protects you.