New York, Melbourne's Jolimont station would be bustling on such a Sunday, or the walk from St John's Woods to Lord's Ground would be bustling, but Times Square doesn't offer quite the same atmosphere. But take a taxi and travel to Long Island and suddenly a wave of blue amidst the electric green jersey is ready to welcome you. As a cricket devotee, your sanity is restored as you can immerse yourself in the intoxicating spirit of the mother of all cricket rivalries – much hype in the subcontinent, uncontrolled emotions on social media which is a beast and also commercial. The vehicle that runs ICC's global events.
For a Hyderabadi techie, Gujarati businessman, Bengali educationist and Lahori restaurant owner, spending extra hard-earned dollars to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience didn't matter. Rohit Sharma's pull-shot, Virat Kohli's cover-drive or Shaheen Shah Afridi's yorker is worth it.For a day, Long Island's Nassau County Cricket Stadium dominated the long and short of this T20 World Cup.
Undeterred by a light drizzle in the morning, thousands of cricket fans reached the newly constructed stadium at Eisenhower Park, located about 54 km from Manhattan, New York.
Traffic on the Grand Central Parkway, the highway connecting New York City to Long Island, was slow, and within miles of the stadium, most parking slots were near capacity at least hours before the game.
Additionally, due to security reasons and many road closures, many fans had to walk up to two miles to get to the stadium.
However, all these hurdles did not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans who came from all over the world to watch this epic encounter."We spent almost US$3000 to watch this epic game," said Alekhaya, a data engineer from Dallas who came to New York with her friend specifically for the India vs Pakistan match. "I know a lot of people who didn't get tickets. So when we got tickets, we didn't want to miss the chance at any cost."
Muhammad, a 20-year-old Pakistani student from Lahore who lives just a few miles from Nassau Stadium, failed to get a ticket.
“It is very disappointing for me.I've been tracking ticket prices since they were available to the general public. "I wanted to watch the game live from the stadium, but being a student, I can't afford to buy those expensive tickets," he told us.
The stadium was packed with fans who drove more than 10 hours from Toronto to New York to be part of this historic game. A group of Pakistani supporters came from Melbourne and Sydney.There may not have been an electric atmosphere at the MCG ahead of the 2022 game, but that didn't stop a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporter from booking a commercial one-seater plane and displaying a banner of "Free Imran Khan" while hovering. Above the stadium.
The ICC does not allow any political messages on the field but in the air, everything is fair in politics and cricket.KHS
For a Hyderabadi techie, Gujarati businessman, Bengali educationist and Lahori restaurant owner, spending extra hard-earned dollars to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience didn't matter. Rohit Sharma's pull-shot, Virat Kohli's cover-drive or Shaheen Shah Afridi's yorker is worth it.For a day, Long Island's Nassau County Cricket Stadium dominated the long and short of this T20 World Cup.
Undeterred by a light drizzle in the morning, thousands of cricket fans reached the newly constructed stadium at Eisenhower Park, located about 54 km from Manhattan, New York.
Traffic on the Grand Central Parkway, the highway connecting New York City to Long Island, was slow, and within miles of the stadium, most parking slots were near capacity at least hours before the game.
Additionally, due to security reasons and many road closures, many fans had to walk up to two miles to get to the stadium.
However, all these hurdles did not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans who came from all over the world to watch this epic encounter."We spent almost US$3000 to watch this epic game," said Alekhaya, a data engineer from Dallas who came to New York with her friend specifically for the India vs Pakistan match. "I know a lot of people who didn't get tickets. So when we got tickets, we didn't want to miss the chance at any cost."
Muhammad, a 20-year-old Pakistani student from Lahore who lives just a few miles from Nassau Stadium, failed to get a ticket.
“It is very disappointing for me.I've been tracking ticket prices since they were available to the general public. "I wanted to watch the game live from the stadium, but being a student, I can't afford to buy those expensive tickets," he told us.
The stadium was packed with fans who drove more than 10 hours from Toronto to New York to be part of this historic game. A group of Pakistani supporters came from Melbourne and Sydney.There may not have been an electric atmosphere at the MCG ahead of the 2022 game, but that didn't stop a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporter from booking a commercial one-seater plane and displaying a banner of "Free Imran Khan" while hovering. Above the stadium.
The ICC does not allow any political messages on the field but in the air, everything is fair in politics and cricket.KHS
