00:00Fans came out bright and early on the Republic Day holiday to witness the CPL
00:04match between home side Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Kings at the Brian
00:07Lara Cricket Academy in Taruba. The vendors were quite busy selling
00:12merchandise to the spectators. Yes it's a busy day, it's cricket and the crowd is
00:18here. And with regards to sales, how have they been going? I can't complain, it's
00:24not as quick as you would like it but it's happening one, two, it's happening. How
00:29excited are you for today's game? Well well I am very very excited, I love CPL
00:33to my heart, I don't miss any games, I come all games in Trinidad and today's
00:38Republic Day I was invited to different events and I just choose to come here.
00:42And that's what's happening for me today. Well definitely I
00:46think the spirit of TKR right now has become infectious, the guys are coming
00:50in to their own, the team is balancing off nice, bowling good in the
00:54bowling department, the batting department remains consistent, I think
00:58Puran is at the top of his game, well we know what to expect from the
01:01captain, CEO of Cairn Pollard. And there was a true patriot proudly displaying
01:05the red white and black. Are you feeling the vibes for today's game, Armin Taruba?
01:09Of course I am, I'm here with my flag, I'm here to support the team, we're gonna go
01:13a long way this year. Who are your favourite players on the TKR side? My favourite
01:17players as I'm from Santa Cruz, I have to say the champion himself, DJ Bravo, one of
01:21my favourites, a fella I used to look up to when I played this sport as a young
01:24child, he's the man, the champion as we call him. Cheers.
01:32Ma'am, how excited are you for the encounter between TKR and St Lucia Kings?
01:37I definitely am excited, it's always a good game to see when the international
01:41players are here and everything, so the atmosphere already is buzzing, so I'm
01:44really excited to see what's gonna happen today. And being on Republic Day,
01:47it must be more special. Of course, because you know we want to support the
01:50country, we want to see what the nation is doing, so you know it's a good day to
01:54come out to support the nation. Cheers. Switching to all that was happening
01:57inside the stadium, no wonder the CPL is labelled as the biggest party in sport,
02:01it was Trinidad Carnival in the month of September. This outlet had lots of
02:06merchandise for those supporting the Trinbago Knight Riders, and those in
02:09charge certainly had their work cut out for them. Things are generally busy,
02:13Trinidad and Tobago, you know we bleed red, white and black, so Trinbagonians
02:17come out and they always support the Trinbago Knight Riders. Definitely, and we
02:21have the most unforgiving fans, so they know, they know they've got to win today.
02:24Those selling food and drink were also quite busy, after all, besides being
02:29hungry for the action on the field of play, they also wanted to put fuel into
02:33their bodies. And those who are not teetotallers would have had the option
02:37of indulging in something different. How are you enjoying doing what you're doing?
02:41I mean, this is my love, you know, and cooking is my thing at the same time, so I just enjoy this.
02:47Seeing that you have a lot of customers, how do you keep on going? How do you keep
02:51yourself energized? Oh, it's the crowd. The crowd is just keeping, every time they make a six or
02:56some, or make a wicket, you're all alone to be energized.
03:08Cameraman Brandon Benwo caught up with this lady, and a one-on-one convo with
03:12her had to happen, no doubt about it.
03:15Ma'am, I see you've painted your face with the national colours, and you have the Knight Riders as well.
03:20Yes.
03:21Must be a great feeling on Republic Day.
03:33Cheers.
03:34I always love the vibes. Every time there's a party, it's the vibes.
03:38You come to Tooruba quite often?
03:41This is my second time here.
03:44What about the Queen's Park Oval?
03:46I've been there before in previous years, yes.
03:49Enjoy the game.
03:51Can you explain this drawing?
03:53This is my daughter, scholarship, and right now she's in China, Beijing, and she wanted to be here,
04:00but I sent her this so that she could be here too with us.
04:03And then there was this gentleman who celebrated his birthday at the game.
04:08Well, so far I've enjoyed it. I'm here with family and friends, having a good time.
04:12Feeling warm.
04:13Feeling hot.
04:14Would you say that watching cricket on your birthday is one of the better things?
04:18One of the better things. I always enjoy cricket, and it's one of the things I get to do with my family and friends.
04:22So I enjoy it.
04:23Happy birthday to you!
04:33The match did not end in TKR's favour, as the Kings trounced them by 80 runs.
04:38But that should not stop the party from continuing,
04:41as the Knight Riders hope to bounce back in their last home game against Barbados Royals at the same venue on Friday,
04:46before heading to Guyana for the last leg.
04:49Vinod, I want you to keep six foot.
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