Unless you're Patrick Star, living under a rock in Bikini Bottom, you're aware that the ICC T20 World Cup is underway. The good thing about T20s is that with the matches being comparatively shorter, you can watch them easily without having to spend hours in front of the TV. Of course, the same game can leave you feeling all sorts of different ways, depending on the company you watch it with i.e. alone or with friends. 

"I walk a lonely road..."

If you're watching a game alone, you'll probably be able to catch the whole game, and watch it more intently too. That is, however, if you can overcome the boredom, because watching cricket alone can have the entertainment equivalent of the school on weekends. 

You may see Gayle hit a six; you may see Gayle hit eleven sixes, but if you're alone, all you'll do is silently appreciate it. And of course, post a status.

Wøw! Christopher Gayle OMG! 11 6s! Whattebeast!

#gaylestorm #blewmymind

With friends, each of those 11 sixes is like celebrating New Year's Eve at Times Square. Watching the match becomes more like a frat party... with zoo animals. Friends, no doubt, make cricket more fun, but with all the bedlam, you get a poorer overall viewing of the game. 

Imagine a contentious lbw or run-out decision, and you have supporters from both teams watching; the mayhem that would ensue would rival even those genjams taking place in the chipa-goli of Lalmatia or in broad daylight on Dhanmondi Rd. 9. You can expect to be hit with flying curses, flailing limbs and broken teeth in these situations, yet still miss out on the umpire's decision. 

Watching the game alone does give you the freedom to bash any player you like without anyone defending him. With friends, try insulting a player and immediately someone stands up for him and you argue; the beginning of the end of a friendship begins. Alone, vent out all that bottled up anger you have about trigonometry on that player, with no fear or repercussions. 

Cricket can be a pain to watch because of the regular ads at the end of every over, and this is especially true when you're watching alone. Unable to sit through another melodious rendition of Goo Goo Diaper after the eighteenth, you'll inevitably switch channels, at which point, even Poh's Kitchen on TLC becomes more interesting. After spending 30 minutes watching Poh make pie, you'll switch back to the game to see you've missed all the action – be it wickets or sixes –before remembering you don't even like pie. With friends however, there isn't a single boring moment, no matter how dull the game is, and here's why:

There's that one guy who'll melt your ears off with his running commentary the entire match, only to be interrupted by that self-proclaimed cricket expert friend, who'll provide in-depth match analysis, even though he doesn't know cover from mid-wicket. 

With friends there's obviously more food arrangements, but there'll be that one a-hole who brought only Potato Crackers, but finished all the Doritos. 

And lastly, the glory-hunter friend, who you thought was on your side, but switches as soon as you're on the losing end. This friend is a gutibaaj. Bhuleookeybhaibhabtejabana.

All fun and games aside, wherever, whenever and with whoever you're watching, remember to support the Tigers. CHOLO BANGLADESH!

Nibras is a doctor-to-be and a lover of murgi roast. He enjoys blood and gore so DM him gruesome photos @niibbzzz.