Parth prajapati أُعيد تغريده
Jaspreet Bumrah was born/stays in ahmedabad, speaks fluent Gujarati and plays for Gujarat. Experts consider him a talent like Donald Bradman, once in a century talent.
Hardik Pandya stays in Baroda ( a twin city of Ahmedbad about 110 KM away / ~ one and half hour drive )
Akshar Patel stays in Nadiad ( ~ 57 KM away / under an hours drive )
Three player ~ 27 % of team playing in this final are from Ahmedabad or surround area which represents under 1 % of India’s population.
Can this happen without a sporting culture ?
Infact not many people would know but the first time cricket in the subcontinent was played in Khambhat ( Englishman’s pronounced it as Cambay ) few centuries ago, when the English crew of a waiting ship played the game.
India, unlike, many western paradigms cannot be analysed in black and white, in linear equations or algorithms. It has to be felt, embraced and understood.
Krishna Anand@KrishnaAnand_
Ahmedabad is not a sporting city, it never has been. That’s why every time there’s a final played there, more than 50% crowd is from outside the city. There’s no sporting culture, vibe. Just making the largest stadium might bring you gate revenues but it doesn’t bring you support or success for India.
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