Live Cricket match

I least expected that I would go to a Test match between India and Pakistan on Mar-24. Initially I offered the single ticket to my friends but none responded. Then finally I found company and decided to go.

The place surrounding the stadium was crowded by ice-cream and “kalle-puri” hawkers hoping to make an extra buck as well as by enthusiastic cricket fans making every effort to get in. The entire place was cordoned by police, who seemed to be frustrated with the traffic more than anything else.

It was my first visit to a stadium. We reached around noon and seated ourselves in the executive wing. Executive coterie entitles free lunch and tea, free beer and of course a fantastic view. The green field was a wonderful sight. The view was as though a 40-inch television screen was placed close to your eyes but only looked better and real. It took the eye some time to settle the panoramic view. We were as close to 100m from the stumps or so it appeared.

We spent sufficient time in identifying each player on field and casting aspersions on each player’s ball performance. We witnessed Inzy scoring his 100 runs in his 100^th test. A few yards away, in the player’s wing we spotted Afridi, Yuvraj, and Kaif sharing a lighter moment.