Rather the team A was routing for won 😀 It was an amazing evening. Last minute plans, A, Aaarti & I ended up having tickets to the Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals match in DLF IPL T20.
This is the first ever cricket match I watched in the stadium. I used to vacillate between wanting to watch it live there and on TV. Never got the opportunity to do the former; so ended up saying…hey! it would be way better to watch it on TV with all the angles etc.., Lets just say that it was the case of sour grapes!
The experience watching the match live in the stadium was amazing!! The adrenalin rush. It was so clear who the audience was supporting. We are from Chennai 😀 Though I must say, there was polite applause for achievements by the other team (ok…may be few RR supporters were there! 😉 )
We won!!! though there was a point where it was possible for Rajasthan Royals to make it. We were wondering what is wrong with Chennai super kings who could not defend the highest total made in DLF IPL effectively. As in taking it to the last over!!
Having said all this, I must add, the “security” was not that effective. We were not to take cameras, water bottles, outside supporting merchandise….but saw all of it all over the place. I had upset A by not getting flags! Pacified him by begging for one from a neighbour!
Next the tickets! Must have been first…well… anyways… Paid double the cost. Then a bloke comes and says hey let me in, you can take A in without a ticket. Thinking he would pay up…he gets inside, pays less than half of the actual ticket price!!! I think he must have seen me coming right from when I started from home!!!!! The rest room facilities – stinker worth not mentioning (I guess public sanitation in India would be a separate post – rather…let’s just leave it there!)
A did enjoy himself. His star Dhoni (who by the way scored a duck) won according to him! Had to teach him that CSK won not Dhoni!! On mentioning my offspring, I must say that it was coincidence that whenever he asked us to get him something and either Aaarti or I stepped out, RR lost a wicket. It was noticed so much, that the lady in front of us actually turned around and asked him to demand for something from us to make us leave at the fag end of the game!!! LOL!!
This is one memory I will cherish. Have quite a list I have to check off on. As of now, one down – Watch cricket match live sitting in the stadium 🙂
Hope to plan going to the stadium next time around, get good seats with no hassles and of course not getting ripped off and re-ripped off!!! 😀
PS: I texted Vishesh asking for scores for the Barclays EPL as Man U were playing Chelsea and Arsenal against the Wolves. He did not respond 😦 Just got home and checked the scores. Wanted ManU- Chelsea draw! Chelsea won!! 😦
Random Ruminations 
I rarely reply to texts…thanks for the link 😀
Well, I thought you would text me at least about Arsenal’s win!! 🙂
its must be really awesome to watch live in stadium. did u come on the screen by chance? 🙂
It was! Don’t know! Was too absorbed in the match or A’s antics to see if I did even! I doubt it though 🙂 How is you? How is married life?
Hey that’s cool, watching live at the stadium is really a great experience. It was a nice match, enjoyed watching M Vijay go all the way. Good knock. Other matches are so boring, don’t feel like watching them at all. Just the ones with RCB and CSK.
Actually I have not watched any of the games….this I went because tickets were there! 🙂 Now been watching on and off!
wow apar- how much did A enjoy it?
He loved it!
Wow…must’ve been really an experience of a lifetime: have heard so much about it from other who’ve been there 🙂
Congrats. What else is on the list? 😉
It certainly was an experience. About what else is on the list…shall we take that conv offline ?! 😉