Cricket fan cuts tongue for India's semi-final against Australia

Police says Sudhakar cut his tongue at his residence seeking 'intervention of gods' to make India win semi-final

An Indian cricket fanatic cut his tongue on Thursday, seeking the ‘intervention of gods’ to make India win the World Cup semifinal against Australia.

Disappointed by Australia scoring 328 runs as they batted first against India, Sudhakar of Ponneri in Vellore district cut his tongue with a knife at his residence, the Jolarpet police said.

On hearing Sudhakar's cries, his relatives and neighbours came to his rescue and rushed him to a hospital.

Sudhakar said his action was a way of seeking his Gods' intervention and make India win the World Cup. However, despite his attempt, India crashed out of the World Cup as Australia thrashed them with an emphatic 95-run victory in Sydney.

Read: Australia beat India by 95 runs to book final against New Zealand

This article originally appeared on Times of India