Cricket World Cup: Where fandom comes with a ‘hefty price tag’!
Updated On: 13 October, 2023 10:52 PM IST | Srijanee Majumdar
In cricket-driven India, where love for the sport transcends nearly everything, watching favourite superstars play has become inaccessible to most as ticket prices hit the roof
An Indian fan cheers as he arrives to watch the 2023 ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Australia (Pic: AFP)
If I ask you, how far are you willing to go in the name of purest love? Especially when your devotion is immersed in the world of cricket.
Days after the world's gaze has descended on India for the ICC World Cup 2023, a few are caught in the tightening grip of a cricket frenzy to an extent that the fine line between fandom and fanaticism has begun to wear thin. Among those straddling the line is Saurabh Patil (name changed), a 37-year-old physician from Marol in Mumbai’s Andheri, who has mortgaged his wife’s wedding jewellery to pay for an India vs Pakistan group stage match ticket.
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