when i came here back to india to set up my business in the financial services space, i always heard that there were only two religions in india, cricket and bollywood. i don t have the right thought, but our deal is humongous for cricket, it is one of the best leagues in the world, the ipl has you know become one of the most popular leagues and i think it is one of the top ten leagues in the world. in india, the culture is such that when a son is born, in the family, even to this day, the parents either want him to be a cricketer, a test cricketer or a bollywood star. we talk about the stories i of these players and the fact that you can come from nothing and succeed, and the ipl has i given that opportunity - for so many players to come from nothing and succeed. the ipl for me means the opportunity, you know, you re never going to get the opportunities the ipl presents in any other part of cricket in the world. we are the envy of the world. the ipl is the envy of the world.
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In patiala here and elsewhere within the country. Really, really lovely to hear and lovely to see. Were just seeing as youre stood there, samira, some pictures of the young girls playing. And and of course, we all know cricket runs deep in india when it comes to the world cup, is it going to be Cricket Mania . Well, i think its going to be Cricket Mania for a few reasons. One, cricket isntjust a game here. Its notjust a sport. Its almost treated like a religion. The fans are quite exuberant when it comes to their teams. Now, there is f course, the Big Thing Of India being the favourite to possibly win the world cup this year. And even one of the captains of the Indian Cricket Team was asked about this and decided to be demure about that kind of answer, not to jinx it. But whats important to note is that, yes, mens cricket is going to be here on the global stage, but womens cricket has really taken off in terms of mainstream interest. Earlier this year, india had created a womens profes
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