Any India Trainee Can Sympathize

England is set to play a test cricket series against India in the coming weeks.  I remember reading that the team had arrived in India last week sometime to play some warm-up matches and to acclimatize.  The news today is that four of the players have stomach bugs (BBC Sport).

Even though these players are eating at first-class restaurants and not at local dhabas, they are still prone to the infamous “Delhi Belly.”  This phenomenon is a unique advantage for India.  The only thing its players have to worry about when going to England is the general “blandness” of the food.

I couldn’t help but laugh over this predicament.  I’ve been down that road, so has everyone else I know that has lived there.  As is the great adage amongst trainees, “It’s not about if [you get stomach problems], but when [you get them].”  If I were the England coach, I’d have my team live in India for 2 months before playing and eat nothing but street food.