Organisers of the second Semi-Finals between India and Australia have stated that nearly 70 per cent of the SCG will be occupied by the Indian supporters in spite of tweets from Michael Clarke, David Warner and Steve Smith in which the Aussie cricketers pleaded their fans to paint the SCG Gold.
But co-founder of the Swami Army, Kartik Ayyalasomayajula says the Indians will turn out in large numbers for the match. Mr. Kartik has told DailyTelegraph.au that I think that (the tweets) definitely says they’re going to be outnumbered. I think that (the tweets) definitely says they’re going to be outnumbered. I would have thought that would be a standard expectation for the Aussie fans without their heroes going on Twitter to plead with them. They’re really scraping the barrel there, I think it’s a message in itself. India versus Australia in a World Cup semi-final, it doesn’t get much bigger than that. This country won’t have seen this level of support or atmosphere for cricket games. You have to go to the sub-continent countries to get that kind of feel, so we are effectively bringing that atmosphere to Sydney. It’s going to be a spectacle.
Kartik also said that It will be very loud, very intimidating. This could be the first time in a long time it feels like an away game for them. The drummers will be going around throughout the ground and people will be dancing, singing and cheering every run India score, every wicket they take. People will be going nuts.