The hallowed turf of Lord's cricket ground

Most of the things that I grew up with in Calcutta has a connection to London, but probably none of them is greater than the link cricket has. Cricket has always been the sport I loved to watch and play and I have many fond memories associated with that game as my entire family consists of multiple cricket lovers and players. So it is quite natural that I was just plain overwhelmed when I took the tour of Lord's Cricket Ground.

The walk in the pavilion, view from the two balconies - host side and touring side, the long room (for banquet) all took me to a stage where I could easily visualize the white clad cricketers with the typical V-necked sweaters and colorful cricket caps. I am glad that the county matches are still held regularly there and however much the game may have got commercialized in the other countries (especially in India), Lords is still maintaining it in the way I like it.

We also saw a South African team practicing in the small field next to the stadium. We got to learn the actual story behind Ashes but the guide's anti-Aussie sentiment came out when he called them the "colonials"!

In the reporters' box

PS: I saw a young man on a bike stopped at traffic light. What caught my eyes was his white cricketing clothes and then I saw a cricket bat strapped to his back...little things that make me happy :)