Who Will Indian Crowd Support if We Play Australia In SF?

[Dr Khan]

If we end up playing Aussies, it will be a tough one for Indian crowd. I have a feeling they will support Pakistan because they hate Aussie arrogance. What do you think?

[GOAT]

Definitely support Pakistan, I don't think most hate us that much.

[khsandhu]

I think they will Support us. (PAKISTAN)

[Atif]

Not too sure about Indians supporting Pakistan....they are not like Bengali's

[pakfan4life]

They will support Australia

[Free Hit]

i think they will support both teams, for a change :afridi

[Desi_Joker]

Pakistan because they hate the Aussies, the Aussies will have knocked India out, and they love our superstars. :akhtar :afridi

[Faisalabadimunda]

They will have equal support for both teams. Reason being they hate aus aswell as us.

[BoiWonder]

they will support australia for sure. if india played a semi final match at lahore or karachi against the aussies i doubt they would be welcomed by our fans

[Maula Jutt]

They'll support Australia. Whoever thinks they'll support Pakistan because they hate the aussies or because we are an asian team or any other such reason, is living in lala land. And I don't mean the Afridi kind. I mean the Ijaz Butt kind.

[zhivago]

I think it will be Australia. They have already won so many WCs. But one more WC to Pakistan will be difficult to digest by many Indians.
Sub continental jealousy is greater than the dislike for the Aussies.

[RexRex]

They will have fun and take sides but yeah mostly for Pakistan.

[KingKhanWC]

What crowd? They won't turn up.

[RexRex]

I was talking about the six guys that will show up.

[desi_player]

They don't come to sites like Pakpassion etc, so they don't know how hard it will be for those who come across Pakistanis all round. I have nothing against Pakistan, its just their fans will make fun of us incase they go on to win the world cup.

[AZ]

Australia.

[AZ]

They don't come to sites like Pakpassion etc, so they don't know how hard it will be for those who come across Pakistanis all round. I have nothing against Pakistan, its just their fans will make fun of us incase they go on to win the world cup.

you will be surprised how many non-Pakistanis post regularly on PP, especially from across the border.

[desi_player]

you will be surprised how many non-Pakistanis post regularly on PP, especially from across the border.

Numbers are high, but percentage is still low :butt

[AZ]

abh puray ke puray billion to naheen aayenge na.

[cricketpassion]

I think they will support AUSTRALIA .

[DeadlyVenom]

Australia

[cricketpassion]

Doesnt matter if Indians hate Aussies or not , but it will be difficult for them to digest if Pakistan win the WC .

[Strike!]

It's choosing between two teams they hate the most.

[Faizan Lakhani]

they'll support Pakistan .... the way they supported Pakistani athletes during Commonwealth games was ZABARDAST.
Pakistan was the only contingent there after India who got the standing ovation during opening ceremony.
So, I am sure .. if Australia qualify for semi final, they'll support Pakistan ... for TWO reasons 1) they would want Pakistan to settle their score with Aussies and second AMMAN KI AASHA :P

[RehanG]

its in Punjab.. so def. Pakistan!

[octavian]

Austalia I think.

Their team would be knocked out and the next team they would want out is Pakistan. Yes even it means that Aussies win.

[AZ]

AMMAN KI AASHA :P

lol, surely you mean Aman, not Amman?! :)))

[speed_thrills]

Australia for me.

[cricfan967]

Probably Australia.
Indians will be shattered to see Pakistan take the cup on their soil so they would want them out immediately.

[ZenBowman]

Whatever happens, I don't want Australia to win this WC. Ye harkiss nahi ho sakti!

[octavian]

Whatever happens, I don't want Australia to win this WC. Ye harkiss nahi ho sakti!

so ideally you would want us to lose to Australia and Australia to lose to the Saffers? :)

[hayat]

they'll support Pakistan .... the way they supported Pakistani athletes during Commonwealth games was ZABARDAST.
Pakistan was the only contingent there after India who got the standing ovation during opening ceremony.
So, I am sure .. if Australia qualify for semi final, they'll support Pakistan ... for TWO reasons 1) they would want Pakistan to settle their score with Aussies and second AMMAN KI AASHA :PCWGs' bacha compared to cricket dada jaan , cricket is the religion after politics in india

@ OP- i know half of my extended family will be supporting pakistan, the other half just wouldn;t care who wins as long as they get their money/time's worth of cricket entertainment

[SketchE]

If Indians generally come out to support Pakistan, my respect will grow for them by ten-fold.

I hold the Indian crowd in a high regard unlike many people so I wouldn't be too surprised if India lent their support to Pakistan. That being said, it will be huge of Indians to look past tensions between the two countries, cricketing rivalry etc. I can safely say that my second team in this world cup is either India or RSA.

Anyhow would be interesting to see for sure.

[Toe Crusher]

Australia... I think they won't be able to stand the site of Pakistan progressing and winning the WC, marginally more than the Aussies

[AZ]

Shahrukh Khan's answer to this question will be crucial in deciding who India supports in Mohali :akhtar

[bantu]

If that happens I will support Pakistan...........

[SketchE]

Shahrukh Khan's answer to this question will be crucial in deciding who India supports in Mohali :akhtar

I have very little doubt that Shahrukh will support Pakistan. His parents are from Peshawar and he himself is a cousin on Noor Jehan I believe.

[w8in_4_0402]

Empty Stadium.

[Faizan Lakhani]

AZ ... baal ki khaal khenchlo typo pur bhee

hayat .... its not about CWG or CWC, its about the respect and feelings a common man has in his heart for Pakistan.
I recently visited Delhi for CWG and Amritsar for a brief stay (during my journey from Lahore to Delhi) and I found them very positive about Pakistan.

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

well my dad said they will support us in such case .. but I am confused over it

[talha3]

To answer this question, just imagine, if this match was in lahore between India and Australia, who would the crowd/you support?

[AZ]

India, definitely.

[TigerJat]

To answer this question, just imagine, if this match was in lahore between India and Australia, who would the crowd/you support?

I would hate to be in that position, and I would not support either, but cheer for good shots and wickets regardless of the side

[Hash]

I'm not sure. It's a tough one to call.

I'm sure the crowd in Mumbai will be wanting us to lose. But a place like Mohali? I think the majority will be supporting Australia but there might be a bit of support for us anyway, if they give a couple of dozen visas to a few Pakistanis.

[talha3]

I would go for india as well unless they were strong favorites and already dominating world cricket...then I would support the upset.

[SketchE]

To answer this question, just imagine, if this match was in lahore between India and Australia, who would the crowd/you support?

India.

[pak-fan]

Obviously Australia.

[pak-fan]

To answer this question, just imagine, if this match was in lahore between India and Australia, who would the crowd/you support?

Australia :akhtar

[bala977]

We are going beat Aussies tomorrow and kick your butt.

But in the off chance that we lose, I will be pulling for Pakistan

[PakPosheeda]

I'm not expecting much support, neither do I care personally.

[Prince_Pathan]

ill be honest...if its an india vs anybody else final...i will be up for india...

it will be 50 50...

theres love and hate across the border for pakistan

[hayat]

AZ ... baal ki khaal khenchlo typo pur bhee

hayat .... its not about CWG or CWC, its about the respect and feelings a common man has in his heart for Pakistan.
I recently visited Delhi for CWG and Amritsar for a brief stay (during my journey from Lahore to Delhi) and I found them very positive about Pakistan.

right but the point i was trying to make was: cricket and cricket rivalries [esp. if it's pakistan] is taken very, very seriously in india, so pakistan may not get the same level of support/respect they got in CWG

[Cpt. Rishwat]

they will support australia for sure. if india played a semi final match at lahore or karachi against the aussies i doubt they would be welcomed by our fans

The last time India toured Pakistan in 2004 the reception they got was outstanding. In fact one of the chief architects of Pakistan's defeat in that series fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji became a cult hero in Pakistan. When he was bowling there were chants of "Balaji - "Balaji" raining down from the stands.

[krunk_senior]

Australia Hands down. Australia beats India and lose to Pakistan AGAIN. That will be like digesting broken glass. And every one knows how Indian media is, they will start saying stuff like "hamaray kaghaj ke sher bacho ko hara kay khush hotain hain. Australia jis ko pakistan nay 2 dafa hara dia, india kay muns say niwala cheen kay lay gaya. sharam naak manjar."

I will definitely not support India if the played in lahore or Islamabad. After what they did, All the discouragement. Insulting Pakistan every chance they get.

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

aus for sure, but shutting up the crowd will be fun :afridi

[Boi]

We might get a sporting crowd in India, for once! :yk

[Express Pace]

Well considering what has happened to Indian students in Australia, I'm sure they'll be split.

[kingusama92]

Would show some awesome spirit, if they came out and supported us.

[qaiser]

Not too sure about Indians supporting Pakistan....they are not like Bengali's

I agree just like if India playing Australia in Lahore

most would support Australia b/c of competition b/w India, Pakistan

[Usman]

I don't think you'll get an Indian crowd supporting Pakistan, ever!

[PerfectionPersonified]

its very simple , If Aussies THRASH india , yes we would see some support for Pakistan but if Australia wins Narrowly , you will see a crowd with silensor when Pakistan is going great....

[qaiser]

Probably Australia.
Indians will be shattered to see Pakistan take the cup on their soil so they would want them out immediately.

admire your honesty

[osee_bhai]

Gonna be close, they hate both teams quite a bit. Expecting a sporting impartial yet loud crowd.

[fight_club]

Indians can never be impartial they will root for Pakistan it will same in Pakistan. They can't relate to Australia
Look at the most of Indian cricket experts on TV you will see most of them talking highly of Pakistan apart from siddhu who amazingly manages to stay afloat inspite of eating numerous crows

[Omar Malik]

Partially neutral but majority would want to be supporting Australia with a very small amount of it for Pakistan!

[insaaniyat]

They'll support Australia. Whoever thinks they'll support Pakistan because they hate the aussies or because we are an asian team or any other such reason, is living in lala land. And I don't mean the Afridi kind. I mean the Ijaz Butt kind.

You are spot on. Had India still be alive then may be. Australia will have all the support. They will make sure we lose.

[asifp]

going by what we have seen the match will be played in total silence

[*sallu*]

They will all be too busy burning down Dhoni and Sachin's houses, and Gambhir and Yuvraj's effigies to come to the ground

[insaaniyat]

Probably Australia.
Indians will be shattered to see Pakistan take the cup on their soil so they would want them out immediately.

yes, but Insha-allah we won't:D

[Pakistani93]

Indians while definitely support Australia or anyone else playing against Pakistan, just go to their forums or watch some news about Pakistan on the indian media than you will know those guys really hate Pakistan

[kingusama92]

I doubt they'll even come to the stadium, though.

Would you show up after Pakistan has been knocked out? I'd probably be gutted for a while to even imagine watching cricket.

[PakPrince]

they will come and probably trash the ground if their team is not there

[Fozz]

I think they'll support Pakistan, because they will resent the team that just defeated them (especially being Australia).

[RumiNYC]

I wonder why Lalu prasad hasnt say anything yet ;) If he does..Bangladesh is ready for the semi-final :)

[sully3]

would I support India if my team got knocked out, no chance in hell.
I would want them to crash out in the worst possible manner

[the SHA]

They'll be cheering on all their favourites, especially that legend Ricky Ponting.

[W63L35]

you will be surprised how many non-Pakistanis post regularly on PP, especially from across the border.

They mostly come here to gloat about Sachin and their ranking... and not to mention make fun of our match fixing troubles.... not that they are madly in love with Pakistan!

[zainkhan]

India will never support Pakistan,

[classic]

India will never support Pakistan..it will be an insult to them .

They would take an Australian 4th victory over us any day.

So guess what we will bring the Cup home no matter what coz the boys are hungry and want to prove to the world of their mistreatment by the media.

I can't wait to see every Indians look on their face When Pakistan are crowned WORLD CHAMPS.

[Amoeba]

They won't turn up and that is for sure. The girls will definately support us for obvious reasons....the boys the Aussies out of inadequate jealousy.

[Decipher]

Indian crowd will actually be confused. They can't support Pakistan for the traditional rivalry and can't support Australia who would have kicked them outta world cup. Its a perfect catch 22 situation.

[Dr Khan]

Indians hate Australia. They would even hate them more even they loose to them. It might generate some support for Pakistan

[SketchE]

As some people have said Indians can relate to us and wouldn't mind us winning. Just like I wouldn't mind India winning if we lost. It's a sporting rivalry after all. I'm not from the army breed that think the sole purpose of Pakistan was to destroy and disrupt India. There is not a huge difference between Indians and Pakistanis to be fair.

The only fans that would want to see Pakistan thrashed would be the insecure ones that have sincere hate for Pakistan. There aren't many of those from the Indians I've come across so I'm not expecting such a scenario.

[chaiwala]

I'm Indian and I will support Pakistan if this unlikely scenario is to occur ;)

I can't speak for other Indians, but I'd rather support Pakistan over Australia any day. I know we Indians love to ridicule and laugh at your shortcomings, but deep down, I feel there is also a strange sort of respect for Pakistan cricket. It's almost as if the reason we wish to beat you so badly is because we see you as a worthy competitor. With Australia, we want to beat them because we hate them! It's a bit different, you see?

[SketchE]

I'm Indian and I will support Pakistan if this unlikely scenario is to occur ;)

I can't speak for other Indians, but I'd rather support Pakistan over Australia any day. I know we Indians love to ridicule and laugh at your shortcomings, but deep down, I feel there is also a strange sort of respect for Pakistan cricket. It's almost as if the reason we wish to beat you so badly is because we see you as a worthy competitor. With Australia, we want to beat them because we hate them! It's a bit different, you see?

Read my post above. As a Pakistani fan, I feel exactly how you feel. In the end we are so similar that it is too hard to hate.

[AZ]

I wonder why Lalu prasad hasnt say anything yet ;) If he does..Bangladesh is ready for the semi-final :)


arey babua, hamree ko lagat hai ke Puckisstan ka bahut jeeyada chanass haiee apna Mumbai mey phinal khelne hai.

hamree sapporat to un ke saath hi laagat haiee.

:kapil

[insaaniyat]

Indians hate Australia. They would even hate them more even they loose to them. It might generate some support for Pakistan

Nahee Dr. Saheb, not this time. They will never support us. If they lose to Australia, they would want Australia to win it all. By the way IndiaTV is saying, if India wins tonight, then world cup is theirs. Yeh to baayen haath kaa khel hogaa.

[Dr Khan]

Nahee Dr. Saheb, not this time. They will never support us. If they lose to Australia, they would want Australia to win it all. By the way IndiaTV is saying, if India wins tonight, then world cup is theirs. Yeh to baayen haath kaa khel hogaa.

Good point

[bluevision]

expect a mixed crowd...I wont be surprised if they tilt towards the neighbors during the 2nd innings..

[Looney]

It's Australia so obviously we will get a lot of support .

[Afridi_Fan]

Australians.

[pak4life]

I think its will be unthinkable for the host nation that their team gets knocked out in the quarters and the arch enemy is on route to lift the cup in their yard.

[SameerP]

Some will be neutral but more people will support Australia than Pakistan for obvious reasons. But it would have been the same case if India was facing Australia in Pakistan.

[SG]

Indeed.

Both Pak and Indian public are more or less same when it comes to hostility.

[Schickelgruber]

Actually I think they will support us. After visiting the parosis forums.. I was shocked to find how humble they really are. Really changed my view on Indian people.

[jusarrived]

huge Majority will support Pakistan.

Ozs and SL are two teams , most people here dont wana see win ths WC

[Maula Jutt]

huge Majority will support Pakistan.

Ozs and SL are two teams , most people here dont wana see win ths WC

Why?

[Arcturus]

Tough one. I'd go for Pak win since Aus have had it good for far too long.

Also Pak fans deserve it after all the negative things. However if the Final is between Pak and SA then I'd go for Saffers.

[imshally81]

then we have Empty stadium...

[pak-fan]

Actually I think they will support us. After visiting the parosis forums.. I was shocked to find how humble they really are. Really changed my view on Indian people.

are you crazy ,mate??? They love to bash pak. Wait... you must be new there
thori dair guzaro ankhen khul jayen gi

[Schickelgruber]

are you crazy ,mate??? They love to bash pak. Wait... you must be new there
thori dair guzaro ankhen khul jayen gi

Well there are a few idiots, but then again we have trolls on Pakpassion as well. A lot of the people are really nice.. I guess it all depends on your intention.

[DOOSRA95]

Indians Supporting us that is a most laughable question or suggestion , Not like in Dakha where the atmosphere was Electric.

[avidlearner]

huge Majority will support Pakistan.

Ozs and SL are two teams , most people here dont wana see win ths WC

Couldn't agree better with you there :D

[0tt0man]

Well there are a few idiots, but then again we have trolls on Pakpassion as well. A lot of the people are really nice.. I guess it all depends on your intention.

Of course they would love you after what you posted about goddy. Don't make me quote your Sachin comment :P

[Krishnan]

I think they will support pak,especially after we are likely to lose today

[Amjid Javed]

I think they will support pak,especially after we are likely to lose today

You will be playing us in semis next weds!

[Turbokam512]

Australia.. Indians are haters of Pakistan even if they play .. other teams than India..

the crowd will be busy selling their tickets in black and start crashing / dishing out on their team.. Dhoni might just be stripped off... captaincy

[saeedhk]

i think they will support both teams, for a change :afridi

nice avatar :afridi:afridi