Ahmedabad: Ashish Umraniya, City-based Labor Contractor, followed the news about the IPL auction carefully.
“As a cricket fan, I hope the franchise will come to Aapnu Amdavad.
While the buzz was strong, Pakistani matches showed that anything could happen.
The news finally gave us something to be entertained after an acidy Sunday,” said Umraniya, who rarely missed the match at MOTERA Stadium – now Narendra Modi Stadium – and has even been traveling with friends to Rajkot and Vadodara for international matches.
He echoed many sentiments in our Cricket-Crazy city because BCCI on Monday formalized the addition of two new IPL teams, from Ahmedabad and Lucknow.
Fans used to travel by Mumbai to capture T20 actions for years and have cheered for Gujarat Lions, when the team was introduced before.
“We boast of the largest cricket stadium in the world.
It is natural that the action will come here – if not, the cricket world will lose something.
I have been to the previous stadium and a roar can give someone goose bumps.
I will definitely be part of the action of the first game Alone, “said Samir Sikligar, a professional related to a private university.
The stadium in the Merera has witnessed many crickary landmarks including 10,000 running Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev’s 9/83 against West Indies, India’s amazing match against Australia at the 2011 World Cup which knocked Australia, and the first pink ball test to name A little.
This place will also host EDI 1,000 India this year, which is the highest for every country playing cricket.
The Glitzy Tourney is also a good news for beginner players, say cricket coaches in the city.
Deval Lathigara, a coach, said he was happy about the game that would go home.
“It will only produce results if giving platforms to local talents, help care for them by brushing their shoulders greatly and playing against them in the net,” he said, adding that it would also attract the audience from all over the country.
Old timers also have careful words.
M Qureshi, the pioneer of Cricket Coaching in the city that began his journey in 1977, said that madness must be balanced with the same emphasis on other formats.
“The game can quickly excit the viewers, but it turns the player’s technique that concentrates on short-term profits.
While the step will definitely make the game more popular, it is also an opportunity to carve a round player,” he said.