Avishek Mukherjee, 44, from Austin, Texas, is watching the India-Australia final with friends and family in the comfort of his home. “We are having an outside grill party tonight, followed by friends gathering in his media room to watch the big game,” said the boy from Baishnabghata. He will be joined by fellow cricket buddies Saurabh, Subhajit, Dipankar, Sandeep, Arnab and Santanu! “We will be cheering for India all the way. It has to be 10-0 because this World Cup we have been unstoppable,” said the health tech entrepreneur
Sumit Bhattacharya, 38, began the day at 3.30am with a luchi breakfast — a special meal for a special day. “We had a birthday party for a friend last night and there we came up with an impromptu plan to watch the match at one of our friend’s houses,” said the Toronto banker. “If India wins, we will have another big bash to celebrate.” His message for the Men in Blue: “Do your best, God will take care of the rest! India, Indiahhhhhhh!!”
Debarchan Sarkar,44, software engineer, is watching the India-Australia final at the Microsoft headquarters, Redmond, Seattle, Washington, with hundreds of colleagues. “It’s a lavish arrangement in office. Notices were sent out, four screens have been set up for around 750 people to watch the match.” Employees can help themselves to chairs from a stack — and keep them back when done — and also buy food