Hey guys, Blake here!

So there has been some emails and concerns from our followers saying that it seems as if some details have been taken out of our blog. Hate to say it, but I take full blame. It brings others joy to see how our trip has been going and the most minuet details count. So why would I want to leave those out, selfish of me if you may ask.

So here is one of a few events I left out. While back in Ranchi, India we had the opportunity to see a cricket match. You may ask, what is cricket?

 Cricket is a team sport for two teams of eleven players each. A formal game of cricket can last anything from an afternoon to several days. Although the game play and rules are very different, the basic concept of cricket is similar to that of baseball. Teams bat in successive innings and attempt to score runs, while the opposing team fields and attempts to bring an end to the batting team's innings. After each team has batted an equal number of innings (either one or two, depending on conditions chosen before the game), the team with the most runs wins.

So it has similar characteristics to that of baseball, but is indeed a total different game. 

We were able to get nice Adani Lower Pavillion seats for only Rs. 300 ($5.38 US dollars).
Needless to say we had plenty of money to spend on souvenirs and concessions. We spent about $20 a piece.

Before the game that afternoon. We went and checked out the new HEC International Stadium being built right in Ranchi. It was just recently finished and we were able to briefly see it. Its HUGE to say the least! I would imagine from the news of one of the attendants that it would open soon, as it is on the verge of being approved by the ICC(International Cricket Council). 

It was India vs England. I honestly did not know anything about cricket until we watched the game, and honestly I could say that I still don't. haha Cricket is an interesting sport and hard to pick up at first. Considering we were residing in India for a week, even though English speaking, we pulled for India. haha (I mean the last thing we won't to do is get kicked out of the place we are staying at for a week. This way we we get to enjoy the culture for the time we're there without anybody promoting any harm towards us.) It started at noon and surprisingly ended late evening. If it had not of been our first cricket game then we probably would have left way earlier due to its longevity. It was a pretty cool event, definitely recommend if you ever get the chance.