Cricket fans may have no intentions of behaving in a certain manner when they reach the ODI grounds. But the mood of the people around could influence them. Sports Authority of India's psychologist Anuradha Solanki spoke to Outlook about crowd behaviour.
Cricket fans in Vadodara and, more specifically, Mumbai, would you brand their behaviour as racist? Do you think it was premeditated?
What makes normal people indulge in such unacceptable behaviour?
Do these boors have regrets later?
Are TV images, like those unruly football mobs, a bad influence?
Can such behaviour be prevented?
