World Cup opened by Sachin-Sachin chants
Greatest tournament of Cricket, ICC ODI World cup has commenced today. The first match between world Champion England and Runner -Up New Zealand has started in Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi Stadium also known as Motera Stadium.
In this tournament, a total of 45 matches will be played in the Robin Round Stage and 3 matches will be played in the knockout stage. the comes down to a total of 48 matches.
The final of the tournament will be played on November 19. The is the 13th time world cup is being played.
The very first match of this great tournament is being played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad , therefore locals are naturally exited and. Due to this reason, the team of OTT India and Gujarat First are present at the venue to report the first match at Motera. A team of reporters from OTT India and Gujarat first consisting of Hardik Shah, Dhruv Parmar, Ekantar Gupta ad Maitri Makwana reached the stadium and interacted with people.
Number of Audience
Since the first match was played between England and New Zealand hence, Ahmedabadies seemed to have little interest. A large attendance of people was seen in the stadium. Countless people were seen in every gallery.
It seemed that only cricket enthusiasts gave their attendance in the match. People cheered for both teams equally. However, people present in the stadium were more interested in Indian Team playing matches on field.
Audience in the stadium at the opening o World Cup
After a long time, a cricket stadium witnessed chants of Sachin-Sachin
Even before today's match, the former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is considered the god of cricket, has also arrived in Ahmedabad. Sachin Tendulkar has also been made the global ambassador of this World Cup. His presence in the stadium made the audience happy and after a long time chants of Sachin..Sachin.. were heard in the stadium. When Sachin use to play cricket, such slogans were heard in every match, but after his retirement, these slogans disappeared. Today, the slogans of Sachin...Sachin were heard in the stadium of Ahmedabad for a long time. Sachin Tedunlkar was seen doing commentary in the commentary box. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah was also seen enjoying the match along with the general audience.
Before today's match, the roads seemed deserted
The presence of people in the stadium seemed thin. If it was an India's match, this scene would have been different..but well..as it was the first match, many spectators came to watch the match. Usually during matches there is a heavy traffic jam on the road leading to the stadium but before today's match the roads seemed deserted. People seem to have decided to watch today's match on TV.
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