From metros to villages: The streaming wave sweeping across India

At home, we love gathering to watch cricket, especially when India plays a crucial match. The recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final was riveting, not just because of the game itself, but also the diverse reactions from everyone in the room. Our audience ranged from kids to elders, each with their own opinions, rituals, and superstitions. One friend watched only when India batted while a cousin took a sip of water before each over bowled by Bumrah. And then it struck me: despite belonging to the same urban Indian milieu, we were all so starkly different from one another—in both obvious and subtle ways.