Here are the top 10 banners spotted in crowds at cricket venues.
Cricket is nothing without its followers. Cricket’s popularity can be attributed to the presence of die-hard cricket fans. Wherever a cricket match is held on the planet, the fans ensure that the stadium is filled to capacity and that the viewers watching at home are treated to a magnificent cricket match.
The stadium fans play an important part in cheering on their team. Furthermore, their zeal and wildness are what bring a cricket match to life. It might be tedious to watch a cricket match on TV when there are no spectators in the stadium.
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The significance of spectators cannot be overstated, and some of these spectators create banners and signs in support of their favorite players. If they’re lucky, they’ll be captured by a broadcaster and appear on television. However, not all supporters create uplifting messages for the banner; some employ their individual talent to bring hilarious banners to the stadium.
Here are the top 10 banners spotted in crowds at cricket venues:
#1
At one of the venues, a young South African cricket fan had a highly motivating message for the squad. He informed his squad, looking like the happiest cricket fan in the planet, that he had lied to his mother and skipped his homework to watch this match. And, in a heartfelt gesture, he asked the players to win the game to make up for his penalty.
#2
Another banner from the Ashes series, this time the English fans mocked the Aussies. When it came to winning the Ashes, England’s fans advised their opponents on how to do so.
#3
Yuvraj Singh, India’s ICC World Cup 2011 star, was battling cancer while winning matches for his country. However, he had to take a break from the game after a while to combat cancer.
The lion-hearted sportsman beat cancer and returned to the Indian team soon after. Yuvraj was greeted warmly by his admirers, who showered him with love via posters and banners.
#4
The following poster is from the Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan series, which took place in Pakistan in 2015. Cricket returned to the country after a long absence, and supporters turned out in large numbers to support their home club.
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Some supporters made a very moving banner for the Indian cricket team. This demonstrates that, despite being the fiercest opponents on the field, they have a great deal of affection for each other when the game is over.
#5
India and Australia met in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals in Ahmedabad’s historic Motera Stadium. India is recognized for providing exceptional service to its visitors, and the Indian team fans at Motera were a prime illustration of this. They created a bogus boarding pass for the Australian team to use if they lost the match.
#6
Sourav Ganguly, also known as Dada, is one of India’s most popular cricketers. From 2008 to 2010, the left-handed batter represented his home side in the IPL. However, due to his poor performance, the team owners opted to release him prior to the 2011 season. As seen in the banner above, fans in Kolkata were outraged by this decision.
#7
Stuart Broad‘s refusal to walk back to the pavilion despite badly edging the ball had enraged Australian supporters, who taunted Broad wherever he played. In one of the stadiums, a fan army devised a BROAD interpretation as a message to the English pacer, demonstrating what he was in their eyes.
#8
A Pakistani fan displayed his creativity in the stands by creating a poster depicting Pakistani cricketers Shoaib Malik, Wasim Akram, and Imran Khan with their wives from India, Australia, and England (who were once members of the ICC’s Big 3).
#9
This one is from an Ashes game that took place in Australia in 2013/14. Using their ingenuity, Australian fans ridiculed the English cricketers. They made sentences out of their names, and this one was dedicated to Stuart Broad, who had not stepped back after stealing a ball in the previous Ashes series.
#10
India and Pakistan are the strongest opponents on the field, and their fans are fighting alongside the players. During the 2015 World Cup match between India and Pakistan, a group of Indian fans created a banner depicting India’s unbroken record versus Pakistan.
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