Between India and Pakistan on Saturday in the city of Ahmedabad in the home state of Gujarat, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ICC World Cup 2023 The entire city is in a cricket frenzy because of the match.
Ahmedabad is a historic and beautiful city that was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the 15th century on the banks of the Sabarmati river.
Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium is the largest cricket ground in the world on the bank of this river.
Narendra Modi Stadium will host around 120,000 fans, with some seats lost due to ramps and stages set up for pre-match concerts, local officials told AFP news agency. .
Nevertheless, this number could be a record for any cricket match worldwide.
There is a lot of walking in front of the stadium. There are cricket fans, printed t-shirts are being sold and bought. Fans of Indian cricket team are everywhere. Even after extensive search, no Pakistani fans were found, the reason being that the Indian government is not issuing visas to Pakistani journalists and fans.
Only Chicago Palt Bashir Chacha is the only Pakistani fan, who is hitting Indian fans outside the stadium. As he Pakistani team chanting for, just like that, the noise of Indian fans’ chants starts echoing.
Bashir Chacha told Independent Urdu that he had come from America only to support the Pakistan team. He said that if Pakistan wins, he will distribute sweets and if India wins, he will distribute sweets on behalf of his Indian wife.
Indian journalists are also present here in large numbers. After talking to several journalists, it was found that a common impression among them is that fans and journalists from both sides should be in Ahmedabad for both rival teams.
Star anchor of Indian TV channel ‘Aaj Tak’ Shweta Singh told Independent Urdu that ‘I am not in favor of a match between India and Pakistan, but if there is a match, journalists should be given visas. ‘
Chacha Basheer, the only Pakistani fan outside the Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium, among Indian fans before the India vs Pakistan match (Sohail Akhtar Qasmi/Independent Urdu)
In response to a question, she said: ‘As a journalist, I feel what kind of problems Pakistani journalists are facing which should not be happening. They should get a visa before the match.’
The ground and surrounding streets are fully decorated for the cricket match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad.
Even the night before the match, the city was lit up with lights. Tight security arrangements have been made in the city and around 7,000 police and security personnel have been deployed.
Thousands of fans have arrived here with the hope of an exciting match between India and Pakistan and this continued till the filing of this report.
Railway stations and airports are more crowded than normal days. The natives of Ahmedabad are also excited for the match.
Indian cricket team shirts are sold outside the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of the India-Pakistan World Cup match (Sohail Akhtar Qasmi/Independent Urdu)
According to the information received by Independent Urdu, the fans faced serious difficulties in getting tickets for the match. At the same time, flight tickets and hotel fares have also gone up.
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Subhash Rajput, general manager of the three-star hotel Ashra Inn, told Independent Urdu that “due to the match, there has been a slight increase in hotel rent, which is natural.”
“The hotel is fully booked, but some rooms have been kept empty so that they can be used in an emergency,” he said.
He said that the same situation will be in every hotel in Ahmedabad.
Since India could not issue visas to the fans of the Pakistani cricket team, the Pakistani team will have to participate in the competition without fans.
Well, chances are that individual fans of Pakistani players will be present in the stadium, who have come to India from countries other than Pakistan, but since this is Gujarat, which is the state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there will be no applause or good cheer for Pakistan. Expectations for the presence of celebrants at the performance are low.
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2024-10-05 07:07:39
