..or at least, to tradition at the cricket.
Sari-clad cheerleaders will perform for the first time during the day and night one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka Dec 21 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
The cheerleaders will wear Sambalpuri saris — the oldest form of the tie-and-dye handwoven textile — and perform whenever a boundary is hit or a wicket falls, Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera told IANS.
“At least 15 Oriya girls between 18 and 20 would be selected for the purpose. They will be placed in three different parts of the stadium,” he said.
“The girls will not wear short skirts as has been done in many other places because it would be against our culture and tradition. Our audience will not accept it. They will have modest traditional attire. They will be dressed as per our tradition and culture.”
It is perfectly in keeping with Indian culture to have young women shake their tits and butts in front of a few thousand men — as long as they do it in saris.
There was a time when I seriously contemplated setting up an Indian version of The Onion. Better sense prevailed; also an awareness of my own limitations. No matter how inventive you are, there is no way you can make up anything remotely as wtf as the kind of stuff our contemporary reality produces with such regularity.
Smoke Signals 
On a completely unrelated note, I would like to hear your opinion on Pazhassi Raja. Saw it last Sunday and was disappointed. Failed to live up to the hype, in my opinion.
Will likely put up a post on that before the end of the week, mate.
Hi,
The Indian onion exists. Check it out –
http://www.fakingnews.com/
Pretty funny stuff.
🙂 and please check this stuff that assumes how Lalit Modi would have been feeling after he brought in all these new ‘charms’ to the game –
http://www.fakingnews.com/2009/10/lalit-modi-had-laughed-hysterically-after-declaring-champions-league-open/
and also check out his post on python eats suspected terrorist while planting a bomb
http://www.fakingnews.com/2009/09/suspected-terrorist-swallowed-by-python-while-planting-bomb/
the reactions of political parties at the end of the report are so very true.
I once went camping near the tribal villages on the Jharkhand Orrissa border….those guys have women dancing in Sambalpuri sarees every evening ……. by the fire ….. looks pretty attractive BTW …… 🙂 …… looking forward to this …….LOL …….
just imagine if they try getting those 10 kilo gold lined tasar sarees for cheerleaders at the Eden Gardens …… those poor girls will pass out in 1 hour !
heheh an Indian the onion is a really good idea!
The first time I saw that I very seriously thought it was satire. Oh dear…
What if the sari loosens from some ends while the girls are dancing…? Can we have wardrobe malfunctions now in cricket?
moreover sari clad girls may shake the aussies concentration more than skimpy clad ones..as they are used to seeing skimpy/zero clad gals back home;)
If you create Onion what would the mainstream media … they seem hell-bent to parody themselves
Particularly interested in what they will ‘perform’. I reckon somersaults are out. Maybe some of our tarditional dance forms will evolve to having specific mudras for fours, sixes and wickets?
*grin* Bharata Natyam in particular. The dancer can mime the whole process — a kind of artistic action replay.
During the IPL, Modi can use actresses in saris and enact rain-dances as well! Everybody will be satisfied.