More people joined over the years and now, the 50-member group has a name — The North Stand Gang. Shirke remembers the time when he, along with D’Souza and Baig, would watch games from the North Stand of the Wankhede Stadium. The members of the North Stand Gang at the MCA International Stadium in Pune on Friday. "Our objective is to make Test cricket popular. Though it has similarities with England's Barmy Army, the North Stand Gang wants to carve out its own identity.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 11, 2019 08:47 UTC