Indian Cultural Society Waikato president and director of events Jujhar Singh Randhawa is preparing for a busy weekend of Diwali celebrations and international cricket. Photo / Tom Eley

Cricket fan Jujhar Singh Randhawa came to Hamilton supporting India. The city made him welcome. The Black Caps gradually made things awkward.

Asked who he supports when the two teams meet, Randhawa is a little sheepish. His loyalties have been shifting, he said.

“It becomes a very tough time.”