I am indian living in Ireland for last 6 years. It is a very small country, even smaller than some states in India. Football and rugby are big sports apart from some local sports. Majority of people don't know about cricket and usually make fun of the game. They have not more than 10 stadium and may be less than 5000 people who play. These guys do full-time job and play cricket on weekends and during summer. The current irish team includes a postman, storeman, sales rep, delivery driver, and a couple of university students.
The fact is - "Ireland has qualified for next round".
The facilities and money that indian players get is million times more than the irish players. I feel ashamed as India is on brink of being thrown out of world cup. I pray that India should win else I won't be able to say proudly to irish colleagues (which I have been saying since last 6 years) - India is good in cricket. If india lose, I'll have to hide somewhere or face their slagging till next world cup.
