Bharat Army

English edit

From the Barmy Army, and Bharat.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Bharat,‎ Army. An Indian army.
(cricket) The group composed of Indian cricket fans who travel, sporadically, around the world to watch and support the Indian cricket team in action.
- 2004, Boria Majumdar, J A Mangan, Cricketing Cultures in Conflict: Cricketing World Cup 2003:
  The Bharat Army—with around 30 in Gandhi topis, 51 tricolour T-shirts and Sachin Tendulkar posters—continually cheered the Indians […]
- 2011 February 5, (mint) Lounge:
  Every Barmy Army chant was countered by the British Bharat Army. India batted first. […]
- 2011, Pete Christopher, Barmy Days and Balmy Nights, page 319:
  Fan involvement was the main 90's phenomena, and the Barmy Army were the fore-runners and leaders in this (and have since been followed by the Bharat Army (India), the Aussie Cricket Family, etc).
- 2014, Rob Steen, Floodlights and touchlines:
  […] loyalists such as England's Barmy Army and India's Bharat Army, who follow their national cricket team […]