When it's Sunny you've got to take a picture

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">MUMBAI: As a giant cross of plastic covered the wet wounds of the Wankhede pitch on Wednesday, the cricket fraternity used the time to mingle about.<br /><br />Among the administration elite at the ground was Board president Ranbir Singh Mahendra, who stopped on way to lunch to meet up with Sunil Gavaskar. A couple of admiring Australians got a picture shot with the original Little Master.<br /><br />With rain ruining the first day, spectators hungered for excitement.So when the teams at last made an appearance, vocal chords came alive. Spectators called out to every player who trudged, swaggered or jogged out on to the field. City folk earned top scores for their wit when they labelled Michael Clarke <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">''Kaarkoon''</span>, a Marathi word for ''clerk''. <br /><br />During a rain break two young fans got chatting with match referee Ranjan Madugalle. The boys, not older than pre-teenagers, reminded him of another wet Test at the Wankhede, the India-Sri Lanka contest of 1997.<br /><br />The fifth day''s play had been washed out then and India had been denied victory. "Sri Lanka are always lucky when playing against India," the boys charged. Madugalle, charmed yet loyal to his nation, argued: "Do you know what happened the last time the two teams played?" he asked, then provided the answer himself. "Sri Lanka won 2-1."</div> </div>