Hyderabad, 4 oct 2007: Cops played spoilsport by preventing cricket fans from having a glimpse of the Indian and Australian teams which arrived in the city for Friday's match. Both teams reached Begumpet airport at about 2.30 pm in a special flight from Kochi.
To the utter disappointment and dismay of fans waiting since morning, police shepherded the players and drove them through an emergency exit to their hotel as soon as they stepped out of the flight.
The cops did not even allow the teams to reach arrival stand and drove them away in two buses.
Adding to the disappointment was the disdainful attitude of the Indian cricketers, who did not even care to look at the cheering crowd.
Though fans were loudly cheering former captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, captain M.S. Dhoni, vice-captain Yuvraj Singh and the new star Robin Uthappa, the cricketers just ignored them. Sachin Tendulkar also opted to be aloof.
It was the Aussies who proved more graceful. Bret Lee, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke waved and smiled at the fans.
The same scenario prevailed at the hotel at Banjara Hills. Indian cricketers ignored the media while Aussies posed for lensmen and clicked pictures of the fans.
Not more than a hundred fans were waiting at the airport, but police adopted an overbearing and overcautious attitude.
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