"But let's leave the stands, now, and head to the city streets of Indore, the largest city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It's here that a pair of Australia players were sexually harassed as they walked from their hotel to a nearby cafe, the morning after last week's game against England. They reported the incident, there was an immediate investigation, and a man was shortly arrested: a swift, proactive piece of police work."
"On Sunday Kailash Vijayvargiya told reporters the incident was a lesson for the players, who had not taken enough care and should have told someone before venturing out. In other words, the assault was essentially their fault first, for being famous and attracting attention and second, for being on the street without someone to protect them. Vijayvargiya's victim-blaming spectacularly failed to acknowledge the harassment the Australian players faced is common to the experience of being a woman in India."
"If there was any better sight than India's cricketers celebrating victory over Australia on Thursday, it was that of their supporters doing the same. For several hours, the nerves of the 35,000 spectators in Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium most wearing Indian blue had jangled in sympathy. As the home team booked themselves into Sunday's Cricket World Cup final, the TV cameras picked out the men and women in the stands caught up in the flood of delight and relief."
Thousands of supporters in Mumbai celebrated India's win over Australia with jubilant scenes in DY Patil Stadium. In Indore, the morning after a different match, two Australian players were sexually harassed while walking from their hotel to a cafe; they reported the incident, police investigated quickly, and a man was arrested. The swift response prompted questions about whether ordinary victims would receive similar attention. A state minister blamed the players for not taking enough care and for being unaccompanied, reflecting a broader expectation that women should prevent harassment by seeking male protection and underscoring everyday risks women face.
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