PUNE: After high expectations, came the great disappointment. Traffic on the usually busy city roads, which was thin since morning, remained so even after it became clear that India had surrendered the cup. Traffic on social networking sites, however, picked up as fans trolled the cricketers.
Many supporters took the humour route on Twitter to vent their frustration. The #WontGiveItBack made way for 'Maybe now #we_will_give_it_back'.
Inside college cafeterias, the volume of televisions telecasting the India-Australia match was turned up all the way, but on Thursday, cheers that usually drown out commentary were few and far between.
Halfway through the Indian innings, the crowd had started thinning out and when the last partnership anchored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni ended with his run-out, Aishwarya Ingle and her friends decided to leave as well.
"There really is no point in watching this match anymore. We have exams coming up, but we had all come down to watch it together. It has been a disappointment," she said as she walked away, leaving only a handful of spectators behind.
"It is not a good feeling. We should have fought for the win. We had hoped for a close game for the semi-final, but this was most disappointing," said Amit Jambhekar, an IT professional who had called all his friends over to his place so that they could cheer India on.
Disappointed cricket fans, many of whom had made arrangements hoping to watch Team India in the finals, had to change plans for Sunday.
"We had booked a table at a sports lounge for the final match. Some of our friends were coming from Mumbai to watch the match, but now we have cancelled those plans," said Rishabh Mehta, a college student. He still commended India's performance in the tournament so far.
Manoj Singh, a businessman, had arranged for a party at his house on Sunday so that everyone could watch the match. "The party is still on, just that we won't be watching India play. We would have enjoyed more if India were playing, but nevertheless they played well," he said.
Others still plan to watch the final match, many of them rooting for New Zealand to lift the trophy. "It won't be the final we had hoped for, but New Zealand have made it to a World Cup final for the very first time. I'm backing them for the match on Sunday," said Abbas entrepreneur Patwa.
Some optimists looked further into the future, taking solace in the unbeaten track record of the Indian team until their semi-final encounter.
"After watching all the matches and the brave show put up by our team in the semi-final, I strongly feel that our chance of winning the next World Cup is very high. My expectation is definitely high. I am not disappointed, but have become more optimistic for the Indian team now," said Shailesh Sant, a software professional, who got together with teammates of a cricket club that they play for.
Many supporters took the humour route on Twitter to vent their frustration. The #WontGiveItBack made way for 'Maybe now #we_will_give_it_back'.
Inside college cafeterias, the volume of televisions telecasting the India-Australia match was turned up all the way, but on Thursday, cheers that usually drown out commentary were few and far between.
Halfway through the Indian innings, the crowd had started thinning out and when the last partnership anchored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni ended with his run-out, Aishwarya Ingle and her friends decided to leave as well.
"There really is no point in watching this match anymore. We have exams coming up, but we had all come down to watch it together. It has been a disappointment," she said as she walked away, leaving only a handful of spectators behind.
"It is not a good feeling. We should have fought for the win. We had hoped for a close game for the semi-final, but this was most disappointing," said Amit Jambhekar, an IT professional who had called all his friends over to his place so that they could cheer India on.
Disappointed cricket fans, many of whom had made arrangements hoping to watch Team India in the finals, had to change plans for Sunday.
"We had booked a table at a sports lounge for the final match. Some of our friends were coming from Mumbai to watch the match, but now we have cancelled those plans," said Rishabh Mehta, a college student. He still commended India's performance in the tournament so far.
Manoj Singh, a businessman, had arranged for a party at his house on Sunday so that everyone could watch the match. "The party is still on, just that we won't be watching India play. We would have enjoyed more if India were playing, but nevertheless they played well," he said.
Others still plan to watch the final match, many of them rooting for New Zealand to lift the trophy. "It won't be the final we had hoped for, but New Zealand have made it to a World Cup final for the very first time. I'm backing them for the match on Sunday," said Abbas entrepreneur Patwa.
Some optimists looked further into the future, taking solace in the unbeaten track record of the Indian team until their semi-final encounter.
"After watching all the matches and the brave show put up by our team in the semi-final, I strongly feel that our chance of winning the next World Cup is very high. My expectation is definitely high. I am not disappointed, but have become more optimistic for the Indian team now," said Shailesh Sant, a software professional, who got together with teammates of a cricket club that they play for.
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