'Swami Army' throng stands on day 2 of Sydney test

As Australia dominated India on day two of the fourth and final Sydney Test, Indian fans dominated stands with their 'Swami army' outfits at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

At lunch, the 'Swami army' collided with 350 'Richie Benauds' and hundreds of cricket fans dressed in beige and blue danced to the beat of a 'dhol' and chanted 'Koi Kahe', a Bollywood song about coming of age.

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One of the Swami army's founding members, Advait Guntereu, said since the Adelaide Test of 2003, when they got 'abused' and beer was thrown at them, it has 'changed a lot since then', Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Swami army now has 5,000 members across Australia. Another member, Swami Anoop Kalra said that they got so 'sick' of seeing all Indians separated at Test matches, so they decided to 'formalize' it, to try and bring in 'some entertainment'.

Kalra claimed that they are just as 'Australian as they are Indian', adding that they 'love getting there early in the morning' and sing both the Australian and Indian anthems with passion.

The Swami army would be again seen united with the Benauds on Thursday for the third day of the Test, the report added.