Some spectators do not mind putting on a Virat or a Rohit jersey and watching a hockey match of the Indian side!
Cricket is all pervasive in our country. The perfect example of this is seen at the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar! Before the hockey matches featuring India, the roads leading to the Kalinga Stadium, the venue of the World Cup, surprise one as vendors sell jerseys, caps, hats, wrist bands and such which are cricketcentric.
Though hockey jerseys are on sale also, one cannot miss the cricket jerseys, displaying the names of Virat and Rohit and flashing their numbers 18 and 10 respectively. They record good sales, too, as some spectators do not mind putting on a Virat or a Rohit jersey and watching a hockey match of the Indian side!
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