Never Ending, is probably a good word to describe the lines piled up in front of the stadium in Bangalore to purchase tickets for the world cup match played by India against England on Sunday.
I don’t know what to make of it, but out of the tens of thousands of tickets available, only 7000 tickets have been put up for sale here in Bangalore (apparently "ticket sales" are being "Mismanaged". We all know what that means.).
Disappointed? Well if you live in Bangalore and wanted to go to the stadium then YES you should be.
Often the media is very critical and tries to paint bleak pictures of the state of affairs and what the real deal is; now it has come to such a point where I really don’t care. India cannot host huge events and if people feel differently, you just need to wake up and read the news paper once in a while or watch a news channel for once in your life.
It often is a major setback when you have different countries participating in a world sporting events and you can’t take care of your own people first. A country reeling under scams and scam tainted people, in over billions of dollars, the one event that truly showcases India’s Sports talent may have just turned into a money spinner.
Last I checked the prices of the tickets its absurd, let me just say its cheaper to buy a 32 inch branded LCD than to go to the match with a friend.
Unless you have relatives in the BCCI or the stadium is owned by you or you got really deep pockets i doubt you can actually legitimately "buy" a ticket.
I said 'buy' above but if your in any one of the categories up there, Hell you can get them for free.
So for all you cricketing fans out there, the best place to watch the match, is in your own house.
I hope “Stumpy” can change the world’s view of India and large sporting events or like “Shera” the tiger be on the brink of extinction.
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