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ICC World Cup 2023: Crowd watch

Right from day one I have been saying Pakistan has been given a good schedule, in 3 out of 5 venues (Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai) it will be like home game for them.
 
Savak said:
This WC has been disastrous so far from a crowd attendances point of view. Some people are complaining that it is still too warm to play cricket in India right now. The crowds would have been much better if the tournament was held in England, Australia, South Africa
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The crowds would have been terrible in Aus and SA as well. Eng would get similar numbers but it wouldn’t look as bad because if their hobbit stadiums.
 
pillionrider said:
Much as a I dislike most things coming out of Gujarat, I think a 50 or 100 will be greeted with polite applause.
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Depends mate, if it's a 50 or a 100 coming when 80 odd needed 20 odd deliveries, then there will be more appreciation or a five fer with scorecard at 400-the crowd will be a lot more vocal. Unless I have got it wrong Mohali 2011 crowd wasnt that partisan, offcourse a lot of water's flowing under the bridge since then....
 
Fantastic support for Pakistan.

The locals cheered more for Pakistan than Sri Lanka, which I was surprised about.

Babar and Rizwan seem to be favourites with the Hyderabad fans.
 
Saj said:
Fantastic support for Pakistan.

The locals cheered more for Pakistan than Sri Lanka, which I was surprised about.

Babar and Rizwan seem to be favourites with the Hyderabad fans.
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I am sure if and when India travels to pakistan they will get the same level of support if not more. Especially Kohli (and also SKY if its t20). The divide is amongst the military and political party on either side not the common man.
 
Devadwal said:
Slowly with temperature goes down crowd will Automatically came .
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I think Asian games played a role too as India was doing very well until it ended on Saturday. Although not full houses we can see decent crowds for non-India matches.
 
Electric atmosphere today match between India and afganistan at Delhi .full House
 
expect full crowds for all India games, obviously. I doubt there will be any for Sena nations matches.
 
Rizwan in post match ceremony: And where you talked about Hyderabad, I felt like I was playing a match in Pindi. The way the crowd gave love today, and not just me, the whole Pakistan team gave love. In fact, they supported Sri Lanka too. Because I am happy that the crowd in Hyderabad has supported cricket, both Sri Lanka and us. I had a lot of fun with them. The curator here said the same thing to me. When we got to the ground for the first time, he said, you must hit two 100s on this ground. I met him today as well. We can pray for him, and you should pray for him too.
 
boomboomcheema said:
Sri Lanka South Africa match had good crowds.

Pakistan Sri Lanka had good crowds. What else is expected from a neutral country ?
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Like seriously bro.

I am not getting some of the negative fans here with their negative agenda about this World Cup right from its scheduling , management and crowd etc.

Give it a break guys.
Firstly cricket is not the RAGE it used to be in the 1990s. Besides ticket prices have gone through the roof honestly unlike back in the day. People are busy and it’s a real decision for them to opt to go to the games and still they are going in large numbers.

Some people also don’t realise Bharatiya stadiums are big. Filling them to their capacity for non Bharatiya games is a massive thing.


i think the crowd over all has been quite good
 
Mas-LFC said:
expect full crowds for all India games, obviously. I doubt there will be any for Sena nations matches.
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Like seriously!!!!!!!!! In 2019 how many british white people did you see for Pakistan vs South africa. Almost all were british Pakistanis. same for all Indian and Bangladeshi matches it was filled with their supporters. I guess when its India biasness blinds rationale.
 
Ahmedabad, Oct 11 (PTI) Police in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city have arrested four persons for allegedly printing and selling 50 fake tickets of the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket World Cup match to people at Rs 3 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.

Three of the four accused are 18-year-old, while the fourth one is aged 21, he said, adding that the city crime branch made the arrest.

India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 match is scheduled to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium located in Motera area of Ahmedabad on October 14.
 
It's quite dead in Lucknow today as well. Two gun teams and a high-scoring match—let's see if people flow in after works ends

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boomboomcheema said:
Sri Lanka South Africa match had good crowds.

Pakistan Sri Lanka had good crowds. What else is expected from a neutral country ?
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Read the message again. I mentioned “SENA” nations didn’t include asian countries. Aus v SA should been packed big game two big teams.

Worlds most populated nation, cricket number one sport, all matches should be packed. Once in a life time opportunity for many to attend and see CWC real life!
 
People's don't understand simple fact that stadium in England, Australia NZ have some fan's for neutral team becouse there are so many subcontinent people's lives so they go to watch the match but in india that the not a case ..it's Very Important fact
 
Syed1 said:
I was shocked when crowd started chanting "jeetay ga bhai jeetay ga Pakistan jeetay ga"
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Lot of Kashmiris have business or work in Hyderabad, I won’t be surprised if this was a group of Kashmiri crowd chanting “ jeetay ga Bhai jeetay ga Pakistan Jeetay ga”.
 
shaaik said:
Lot of Kashmiris have business or work in Hyderabad, I won’t be surprised if this was a group of Kashmiri crowd chanting “ jeetay ga Bhai jeetay ga Pakistan Jeetay ga”.
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Boss the whole crowd was chanting it and the DJ was also doing it on the loud speaker
 
Mas-LFC said:
Read the message again. I mentioned “SENA” nations didn’t include asian countries. Aus v SA should been packed big game two big teams.

Worlds most populated nation, cricket number one sport, all matches should be packed. Once in a life time opportunity for many to attend and see CWC real life!
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I don't think the Indian population cares about the WC. Given the most fans only show up for the second half. Which by the way is understandable, given that people are free in the evening.

But on the whole, the people seem to be less enthusiastic for this large an event. Would be very interesting to compare this with IPL come March 2024.
 
shaaik said:
Lot of Kashmiris have business or work in Hyderabad, I won’t be surprised if this was a group of Kashmiri crowd chanting “ jeetay ga Bhai jeetay ga Pakistan Jeetay ga”.
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Gone are teh days Kashmiris used to cheer for Pakistan. Just go on youtube and check out Kashmiri youtubers. Their hasn't been a single stone pelting incident, hartal or pakistan ki naare in 4 years. Lal Chowk which used to be wrapped in Pakistani flags now has a permanent Indian flag. 1000s attended Independence day celebrations in Srinagar. You seem to live in a cocoon happily being fed on the propaganda by your media. Children now attend school every day with no bandhs or hartals being called.

When people are giving you love why cant you juat accept it without bringing Kashmir or muslims into it or is it a case of Izzat hazam nahin hoti.
 
Mas-LFC said:
Read the message again. I mentioned “SENA” nations didn’t include asian countries. Aus v SA should been packed big game two big teams.

Worlds most populated nation, cricket number one sport, all matches should be packed. Once in a life time opportunity for many to attend and see CWC real life!
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Its foolish to expect packed crowds for non-india matches. Firstly, this is ODI WC which means people need to come to stadium 3 hours before match starts and stay on for another 7-8 hours. This means they need to take leave from jobs, bunk colleges etc to attend it. Maybe if this match was in Bengaluru and ABD was playing it would have been packed as ABD is considered as son of Karnataka. None of these current players have the craze to pull full stadium crowds. Secondly, in the afternoon its hot so people prefer to come in the evening when its cooler. Thirdly, India is no longer a one sport nation and we have started following and playing other sports too. Fourthly, its not a once in a life time opportunity as India is hosting and co-hosting many more ICC events in the next few years. Just check ICC calendar. So even if people miss this they can attend anotehr ICC event in just a few years.
 
ex-q-zit said:
Gone are teh days Kashmiris used to cheer for Pakistan. Just go on youtube and check out Kashmiri youtubers. Their hasn't been a single stone pelting incident, hartal or pakistan ki naare in 4 years. Lal Chowk which used to be wrapped in Pakistani flags now has a permanent Indian flag. 1000s attended Independence day celebrations in Srinagar. You seem to live in a cocoon happily being fed on the propaganda by your media. Children now attend school every day with no bandhs or hartals being called.

When people are giving you love why cant you juat accept it without bringing Kashmir or muslims into it or is it a case of Izzat hazam nahin hoti.
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I was only stating the fact, didn’t intend to rub anyone on the wrong side. I for a fact know that there were a lot of Kashmiris in the ground cheering for Pakistan and this “ Jeetay ga Bhai Jeetay ga Pakistan Jeetay ga” is a very Kashmiri thing to do or say whenever Pakistan plays anywhere in the world. Not saying the Pakistanis or the others don’t do it but We Kashmiris have been doing it for years while even watching Pakistan games on TV and I m sure that some Kashmiri from the crowd wd hv started it and then it wd hv taken off. And, talking about the current situation in kashmir which looks normal to the Indians is only due to the reign of terror that’s been unleashed by the Modi govt on the Kashmiris in last 8-10 years. There’s nothing normal in kashmir though it may seems so to some but it’s anything but normal. Lastly, people who are far from reality and don’t know what’s happening on the ground and form their opinions by watching some sponsored YouTube videos and propaganda driven news channels are the ones actually living in a cocoon..
 
I wouldn't want to be one of the few Pakistani fans in the stadium today if India lose.

Anything is possible.
 
Looks quite full now. Imagine trying to get an Uber to go home from here loll

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almost a full house at delhi for AFG vs ENG. this is great for a neutral game involving a minnow. Good job delhi
 
The lack of crowd has been absolutely pathetic throughout this WC. But what do you expect when you release the tickets a month before the WC. People doesn't just pack up and show up to a foreign country without plans. They take months to prepare for a trip! Only Ind matches has Housefull.
 
ICC saying there were over 110,000 at the India v Pakistan match, although surprisingly they don't have an actual figure.
 
Not much turn out today in Lucknow. Let's see if people come after work and once the weather is cooler

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Only India matches seem to be the crowd puller. Looks full-house here.
 
Sea of blue in Pune today

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Excellent crowd for a neutral SA vs ENG game at Mumbai today. Great crowd in BLR for Pak VA Aus, again for neutral match on a weekday.

Now that the crowd has picked up everywhere even for neutral games, suddenly this thread is silent 😂
 
I watched the game at wankhade today, 2 successive games at chinnaswamy and wankhade. I wud say both days, 75% full stadium by 5 pm. Mumbai today humidity was unbearable and i wud like to know which genius suggested England to bowl first in these conditions.
 
Lots of neutral matches are close to 80%/90% full. Majority of the cities are still hot and humid. So people don't come in early. Most come around 5 pm. I remember most of the matches at Chennai, we used to go by end of first innings, especially if india was batting second. It's extremely hot and humid in the afternoon. In BLR usually buy tickets and wait for the toss. If india was batting we will go early otherwise we will go to one of thr many pubs close by have some local brew have something to eat and go around 4-30 to the stadium.
 
ex-q-zit said:
Gone are teh days Kashmiris used to cheer for Pakistan. Just go on youtube and check out Kashmiri youtubers. Their hasn't been a single stone pelting incident, hartal or pakistan ki naare in 4 years. Lal Chowk which used to be wrapped in Pakistani flags now has a permanent Indian flag. 1000s attended Independence day celebrations in Srinagar. You seem to live in a cocoon happily being fed on the propaganda by your media. Children now attend school every day with no bandhs or hartals being called.

When people are giving you love why cant you juat accept it without bringing Kashmir or muslims into it or is it a case of Izzat hazam nahin hoti.
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Kashmiris have always cheered for them. You are going into a political debate which I don't want to get into here. I being a Kashmiri myself always support Pakistan and I don't know of anyone in my family who doesn't. Of the people I know may be 5% do not support Pakistan
 
Very few people in the stadium to watch the game betweel Pakistan and Afghanistan. Maybe still hot right now. expecting that crowd will come later when it cools down a bit.

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HitWicket said:
The BCCI refused to release the official attendance for that game because it would result in them having to admit the capacity is not 132k.
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If u deduct 30k too, 100k is a big number.But,I agree with u they should release the official figures.what they will do for the finals with out official figures.
 
Crowd seems to be less in numbers for todays game between Bangladesh and Netherlands at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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Can you please post a picture of today another important match which is also ongoing? Only negative thing are posted but not positive.

BouncerGuy said:
Crowd seems to be less in numbers for todays game between Bangladesh and Netherlands at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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IMG_9742.jpegIMG_9726.jpegYesterday marked my first visit to the stadium during this World Cup, and it turned out to be an unexpectedly memorable match. New Zealand displayed their ruthlessness in the first innings, keeping the crowd on their toes. Then, Fakhar and Babar joined in, and the stadium was treated to a barrage of sixes at Chinnaswamy.

Speaking of the crowd, the stadium was nearly 80-85% full, with only a few empty seats. I had purchased a 3k ticket from Bookmyshow but didn't initially get the assigned seat. The Bookmyshow crew suggested I sit anywhere, which was a bit unusual. However, I was determined to follow the rules and eventually found my assigned seat during the second innings. Overall, the Karnataka Cricket Association managed the event well, offering a variety of snacks, including sweet corn, bhel puri, beverages, cut fruits, pizza, rolls, biryani, and more.

Now, let's talk about the crucial aspect: crowd support. I believe Bangaloreans, as usual, did not disappoint. They behaved sensibly and respectfully. Both teams received tremendous support, and it felt like a 50-50 split in the crowd. Rachin received standing ovations for every boundary, given his Bangalore connection. When Babar fielded near the boundary, the crowd chanted his name, even those wearing Indian jerseys. The respect and aura surrounding Babar cannot be expressed in words.

There were a few chants of "Zimbaber" (just 2-3 times throughout the match), taken as friendly banter. Some people chanted, "Tel lagao Dabur ka, Naam mitao Babar kaa" only 1-2 times when Babar batted. However, as he started playing brilliant shots, everyone was amazed and continued to support him. Some slogans like "Haray gaa bhai Haray gaa Pakistan Haray Gaa" were heard from a handful of people, and both sets of fans enjoyed it. The diverse crowd, including Muslims and people from other faiths, showed immense support for Pakistan.

Outside the stadium, various merchandise like caps, t-shirts, and face paint services were available. Most cart owners sold Indian jerseys, but many people had Pakistan jerseys beneath their clothing. Inside the stadium, about 20% of the crowd wore Pakistan jerseys with "Babar" written on them. After the match, people were still searching for Babar's shirts, but they had sold out.

Even after spending nearly 10 hours at the stadium, people rushed to the gate from which the team bus was expected to leave. They waited from 7:30 to 9 pm just to catch one last glimpse of the Pakistan team, especially Babar, before they headed home.

In summary, it was an amazing experience and one of the best games of this World Cup. The crowd was fantastic, and Pakistan gained a significant fan base in India. Those supporting New Zealand were also mindful that it's just a game and kept their banter limited to cricket.

Sharing some photos too.
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
View attachment 138722View attachment 138723Yesterday marked my first visit to the stadium during this World Cup, and it turned out to be an unexpectedly memorable match. New Zealand displayed their ruthlessness in the first innings, keeping the crowd on their toes. Then, Fakhar and Babar joined in, and the stadium was treated to a barrage of sixes at Chinnaswamy.

Speaking of the crowd, the stadium was nearly 80-85% full, with only a few empty seats. I had purchased a 3k ticket from Bookmyshow but didn't initially get the assigned seat. The Bookmyshow crew suggested I sit anywhere, which was a bit unusual. However, I was determined to follow the rules and eventually found my assigned seat during the second innings. Overall, the Karnataka Cricket Association managed the event well, offering a variety of snacks, including sweet corn, bhel puri, beverages, cut fruits, pizza, rolls, biryani, and more.

Now, let's talk about the crucial aspect: crowd support. I believe Bangaloreans, as usual, did not disappoint. They behaved sensibly and respectfully. Both teams received tremendous support, and it felt like a 50-50 split in the crowd. Rachin received standing ovations for every boundary, given his Bangalore connection. When Babar fielded near the boundary, the crowd chanted his name, even those wearing Indian jerseys. The respect and aura surrounding Babar cannot be expressed in words.

There were a few chants of "Zimbaber" (just 2-3 times throughout the match), taken as friendly banter. Some people chanted, "Tel lagao Dabur ka, Naam mitao Babar kaa" only 1-2 times when Babar batted. However, as he started playing brilliant shots, everyone was amazed and continued to support him. Some slogans like "Haray gaa bhai Haray gaa Pakistan Haray Gaa" were heard from a handful of people, and both sets of fans enjoyed it. The diverse crowd, including Muslims and people from other faiths, showed immense support for Pakistan.

Outside the stadium, various merchandise like caps, t-shirts, and face paint services were available. Most cart owners sold Indian jerseys, but many people had Pakistan jerseys beneath their clothing. Inside the stadium, about 20% of the crowd wore Pakistan jerseys with "Babar" written on them. After the match, people were still searching for Babar's shirts, but they had sold out.

Even after spending nearly 10 hours at the stadium, people rushed to the gate from which the team bus was expected to leave. They waited from 7:30 to 9 pm just to catch one last glimpse of the Pakistan team, especially Babar, before they headed home.

In summary, it was an amazing experience and one of the best games of this World Cup. The crowd was fantastic, and Pakistan gained a significant fan base in India. Those supporting New Zealand were also mindful that it's just a game and kept their banter limited to cricket.

Sharing some photos too.
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I wouldn't call it a 50 -50 split. Muslims in the crowd were disproportionately pro PAK and the rest were disproportionately pro NZ. It was definitely more of a pro NZ crowd

But what did happen was that sixes , boundaries and milestones by both sides were cheered with equal vigour and everyone responded to the DJ's call of Bang Bang Fakhar quite as enthusiastically as the calls to celebrate Rachins ton.

Folks were just there mostly to enjoy the cricket . That crowd deserved a 100 over nail biting chase.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
I wouldn't call it a 50 -50 split. Muslims in the crowd were disproportionately pro PAK and the rest were disproportionately pro NZ. It was definitely more of a pro NZ crowd

But what did happen was that sixes , boundaries and milestones by both sides were cheered with equal vigour and everyone responded to the DJ's call of Bang Bang Fakhar quite as enthusiastically as the calls to celebrate Rachins ton.

Folks were just there mostly to enjoy the cricket . That crowd deserved a 100 over nail biting chase.
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Agreed, I was seated in Upper H stand and had almost mix fan base. But yeah NZ team was loved and applauded during 1st innings and 2nd innings it was Pakistan. Missed to mention about DJ 😝, he kept crowd busy with 'Bang Bang Fakhar' and 'Babar Babar' especially post rain delay.
 
The crowd has really gone up in the past week

It was literally empty barring India matches in the first 3 weeks
 
In today's match between England and Netherlands, there were plenty of empty seats in the stadium. It was probably the lowest attendance in a match of this World Cup so far.
 
Was a great crowd today for this match. Unfortunate that not a lot of was riding on this match and Pakistan didn’t put up a great fight.
 
The interest among the fans for the Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad has been huge. Prices on a popular Cricket World Cup ticket re-selling site showed that a ticket at tier 4 was priced at Rs 1,87,407 while an adjacent tier's ticket was priced at Rs 1,57,421. The least costly ticket at the site was priced over Rs 32000.

NDTV
 
Jam packed crowd at Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad to witness the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 between Australia and India.

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cricketjoshila said:
What you suspect isn't the official word or of any use.

The official capacity is 132000. And as per latest figures it has been augmented to 134000.
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90,000 in for the final yesterday, pretty embarrassing that the stadium was 1/3 empty. Unless it's a made up number....?
 
The capacity of the Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is 132k. For the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 between Australia and India, only 92k people came to watch. That's odd.

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There were multiple Bollywood stars at the Narendra Modi Stadium including Ranveer Singh to witness the Final. this is how he reacted after David Warner got out.

 
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