The Net is awash in Twenty20 cheerleader videos, the proud fruit of a horny subcontinent armed with a modicum of technical aptitude. This one shows the cheerleaders in context next to the cricket pitch:

This one’s hypnotic beat and femme fatale focus play into stereotypes of louche Western women, looking much like an even less-clad item number. But Afghanistan’s attempt to ban Bollywood films reminds you that no matter how conservative you call yourself, there’s always someone claiming to be purer than you:

The Washington Redskins pom-pomaniacs also guest-starred in a Bollywood-style promo vid, while the homegrown Bombay cheerleaders were more covered up and stagey. But for sheer surreal silliness, nothing beats this silent clip of cheerleaders trying to do something, anything, interesting with a cricket bat. These stubby flats look like what a bai uses to wash clothes:

Naturally, politicians want to ban ‘em. The purportedly sober coverage is Fox-like and hilarious.