At cricket event, U.S. cheerleaders shake India's conservative values

NEW DELHI (AP) -- The Washington Redskins cheerleaders were brought in to show India's cricket fans how to shake their pompoms -- but not everyone was impressed.

Cricket in its purest form is a serene game that lasts five days and is played by men in white who take breaks for tea.

For a brief moment all was good. They whirled and bounced and cheered. Miniskirts flared and pompoms shook as cricket players batted balls out of the park.

"See the pictures of these girls in the newspapers? This is not something you can allow inside your house, or something that you can look at in the presence of your sister or daughter,"

The New Delhi team said Wednesday it was switching its cheerleaders for a band of drummers.