Unable to get tickets, ardent fans run from pillar to post for the whole day in the effort to see their hero Tendulkar in person
Unable to get tickets, ardent fans run from pillar to post for the whole day in the effort to see their hero Tendulkar in personDuring the India-Ireland match yesterday, a group of fans who could not get tickets even after approaching black marketers, literally camped outside Chinnaswamy Stadium for the entire day hoping to get in somehow to see Sachin Tendulkar in action.
Tendulkar mania: These fans waited for hours to get a glimpse of the
master blaster.Vivek Shah (23), a marketing executive reached the stadium by 12.30 pm with friends in tow to purchase tickets in black. But, the group was unable to afford the exorbitant prices being demanded, so they took to coaxing cops standing guard outside the stadium into letting them in, which did not work either.
Shah, said, "We will definitely get in today by any means possible. We're only here for Tendulkar." When asked why they did not stay home and watch their hero in action, he said, "We want to see him play in person and not on TV, even if it means missing a major part of the match.
His friend, R Siddarth (24), a supplies manager, said, "It's all for Sachin and no one else. If it means having to wait the entire day to see him, then we will." He added, "What if he retires and we never get to see him play again?" Adarsh Jain (21), a college student, said, "The tickets that people tried to sell us today are too expensive. They are demanding Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000, which we cannot afford. So all we can do is wait here and see how we can get in."
