As groggy-eyed passengers alighted at the Chandigarh Railway station from the World Cup special train from Delhi, the word cricket was enough to catch their attention and awaken the enthusiasm to root for India.
The semi-final clash between India and Pakistan, considered the final before the final has people from all parts of the country and abroad making a beeline for the city. Keeping in view the rush, the Railways, in an unprecedented manner, arranged for a special train that brought the passengers to the station a little before 4.30 am. The train would return at 12.30 am.
“Its India against Pakistan. There is no way we could have missed this clash,” say Sanjeev and Vineeta, IT professionals from Delhi who came on the train along with their son Shorya.
Vineeta says, “This is the first time that I would be watching a match in a stadium, though my husband and son have seen matches before. In fact I do not follow the game very closely. However, I am very excited about this match.”
The family hopes that despite the dignitaries scheduled to come for the match, the common people would not have to face much trouble.
The late night rain and thundershowers gave jitters to many with cricket enthusiasts praying fervently that the skies would clear up. The prayers seem to have been answered. As the passengers alighted from the train and looked towards the sky, the shining stars brought a smile to their faces.
Prashant, who is working in TCS flew all the way from Chennai to Delhi and then caught the special train to Chandigarh. “I got lucky and managed to get the tickets for the match. The rain gave quite a scare, but with the weather having cleared its time to root for India,” he said.
The semi-final clash between India and Pakistan, considered the final before the final has people from all parts of the country and abroad making a beeline for the city. Keeping in view the rush, the Railways, in an unprecedented manner, arranged for a special train that brought the passengers to the station a little before 4.30 am. The train would return at 12.30 am.
“Its India against Pakistan. There is no way we could have missed this clash,” say Sanjeev and Vineeta, IT professionals from Delhi who came on the train along with their son Shorya.
Vineeta says, “This is the first time that I would be watching a match in a stadium, though my husband and son have seen matches before. In fact I do not follow the game very closely. However, I am very excited about this match.”
The family hopes that despite the dignitaries scheduled to come for the match, the common people would not have to face much trouble.
The late night rain and thundershowers gave jitters to many with cricket enthusiasts praying fervently that the skies would clear up. The prayers seem to have been answered. As the passengers alighted from the train and looked towards the sky, the shining stars brought a smile to their faces.
Prashant, who is working in TCS flew all the way from Chennai to Delhi and then caught the special train to Chandigarh. “I got lucky and managed to get the tickets for the match. The rain gave quite a scare, but with the weather having cleared its time to root for India,” he said.
