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Cricket: England India Internationals An Indian View

Of djinns, chillies, and rains in Guwahati

Cricket: (IANS) With rains threatening to play spoilsport the fifth India-England one-day international here Sunday, cricket fanatics are seeking the help of djinns and other supernatural forces to keep the showers at bay.

A group of young cricket buffs Saturday held an exotic ritual by planting red and green chillies on the ground outside the Nehru Stadium, the venue of the match.

"This ritual is being done to invoke some supernatural forces to help the rains away so that we get a full match," said Rabindra Basfor, a local youth who stays close to the stadium.

A few more were even prepared to hire a local occult practitioner to appease the rain god. "We were told there is a man nearby who can do wonders with the help of djinns. We are trying to locate him and if required ready to pull funds and pay him to do a miracle," another enthusiastic fan said.

Assam is witnessing heavy showers for the past six days although a spell of sunshine Saturday brought smiles to the fans here.