1.  Backers of the Indian ball said it reinforces the idea that Indian nations have their own governments.

2.  Many inaugurals have had Indian balls.

3.  The Indian ball, on the other hand, is funded by the American Indian Society of Washington, D.C., a social and cultural group.

4.  The pair were particularly severe on the Indian new ball bowlers, Abey Kuruvilla and Dodda Ganesh, who were plagued with no-ball problems throughout the day.