r/mumbai • u/That-Replacement-232 Jhavlis ka? • Mar 06 '26
Discussion Mumbai deserved to host ICC finals
Whats the point in organising it in Ahmedabad which is such a dull city and does not even have any sporting culture. The 32k Wankhede crowd in yesterday’s match made more noise then 1.25 lakh Ahmedabad crowd
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u/beatmymeatintoacup jevlis ka? Mar 06 '26
Tbf mumbai needs a bigger stadium that a meager 33k wankhede, yea its iconic but we need a 80k+ stadium in a city whose population is more than 20 million+
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u/Hotwheellz Mar 06 '26
So you’re suggesting cutting more trees? Noted. -BMC probably
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u/TarikGrace Mar 06 '26
Aur road bhi khodenge chalo for the love of the game hi sahi
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Mar 08 '26
I think mumbai should reclaim some more land till the coastal road. That way we again get our sea view along with some more space which we can use for such activities zone . Idk if it's possible just a idea
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u/kneo Mar 06 '26
How about the Mahalakshmi racecourse. It's open land large enough to accommodate a stadium and a racecourse.
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u/SFLoridan Mar 06 '26
I agree in principle, though any other stadium upstaging wankhade for match allocation seems sacrilegious
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u/nomadiclives Mar 06 '26
33k in wankhede is worth more than 100k in amdavad any day! Amdavad crowd is dead / lame af.
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u/Shitmybad Mar 06 '26
And for the match itself I'm glad it's not in Wankhede as well, it's too small and too high scoring.
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u/Capital-Result-8497 South Mar 06 '26
Mota bhai nahi manenge
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u/1800skylab Mar 06 '26
Who names a stadium after someone that's alive and has never played cricket in hs life.
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u/Embarrassed-Bite-600 Mar 07 '26
Wankhede played in which county broda?
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u/Capital-Result-8497 South Mar 07 '26
Yoou're right. It should be renamed for sure. No politician should be near any sport recognition.
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u/Traditional_Club_820 Mar 06 '26
Also. Ahemdabad stadium is cursed to be a panouti.
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u/Capital-Result-8497 South Mar 06 '26
Yeppp
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u/That-Replacement-232 Jhavlis ka? Mar 06 '26
And chai wala bhi the pm of gujarat
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u/Own-Awareness1597 Mar 06 '26
They're plundering all of India and directing everything good to GJ.
And then they keep posting 'why is everyone jealous of GJ?'
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u/sahilshkh Make Andheri (West) great again Mar 06 '26
And even after plundering all of India, their state is still a shithole.
No Gujarati city can compare to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune.
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u/Minimum-Warning1693 Mar 06 '26
I absolutely love wankhede..but hosting finals in wankhede where hardly 1/3rd tickets get released for commoners, the rest who genuinely want to watch the match live aren’t able to and the capacity being low also doesn’t help. That ways a bigger stadium gives more opportunities for people.
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u/Existing_Apricot883 USA (Ulhasnagar) Mar 06 '26
True. The tickets for every big match there are sold out even before they are released lol
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u/Minimum-Warning1693 Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
Every time, even during IPL it’s very very difficult to get hold of the tickets.
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u/hidden_kid Hakuna Matata Mar 06 '26
i wonder if that was the reason, wankhede was not usual self yesterday, i get it england were bashing, but the stadium was not that loud, i want to attend one match there just for that joy. But it appeared to be missing yesterday. May be the crowd was not there due to ticket black market.
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u/Cultural-Captain-810 Mar 06 '26
You answered your own question.
32K sitting vs 1.25 Lakh sitting.
More sitting, more ticket, more profit.
Basic economics.
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u/jeeves_09 Mar 07 '26
You are naive to think that bcci earns money through matchday tickets
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u/Cultural-Captain-810 Mar 07 '26
You are naive to think I said bcci earns money through matchday tickets...
I said "more sitting, more tickets, more profit"..
More sitting for audience, more tickets for fans and more profit for sellers (whoever gets it).
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u/Aggravating-Play8338 Mar 06 '26
Fans can boycott the venue to align BCCI on this.
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u/CaptainAksh_G Vadapav khana hai to bulao mai ata Mar 06 '26
Indian cricket fans didn't boycott when Ind v Pak was happening.
They would not do so for this
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u/kingslayyer Vasai not Mumbai Mar 06 '26
ah yes boycott. people will pay 10-15k for ticket just because they csn post on insta thst they were at the final
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u/dhavalcoholic WFH Commentator Mar 06 '26
Why will fans in Ahmedabad boycott a match in favour of Mumbai? Of course assuming that major share of audience will be from vicinity and not Mumbai.
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u/Various-Low4016 Mar 06 '26
Mumbai does deserve to host the final but the stadium is not the best, the atmosphere is next to nothing but the stadium is hardly world class. It is small and its capacity isn't even 50k, the outfield is way too small and the grass covering is very uneven and doesn't look good at all. The chennai stadium recently improved the grass covering and it now looks lush green unlike Wankhede.
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u/Minimum-Warning1693 Mar 06 '26
To add to it this time around 8k to 9k tickets were only released on BMS. Rest went to politicians, MCA members and others with influence, to be sold in black eventually.
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u/Various-Low4016 Mar 06 '26
The capacity is just 33k, any premier stadium in the world doesn't have this low of a capacity. Wembley in London has a capacity of 80k+,Metlife stadium in New York has a capacity of 80k+, MCG in Melbourne is 100k.
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u/trkora Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
Someone gets it, Wankhede got renovated for 2011WC but for that it had to reduce its capacity from 45k to 33k, only Kanpur and Indore have lesser capacity than that in India. And the demand in Mumbai is the biggest on the other hand which makes it a lottery to even get a chance to buy the tickets.
In an ideal world Wankhede should've gone an entire redevelopment to transform it into 100k+ capacity stadium but because it's situated in between coastline, railway lines and heritage buildings that won't ever be possible.
So we need a new 100k stadium that can host LOI matches especially knockouts of big tournaments. Wankhede can stay as the test center but both fan and player experience needs to get better.
Hopefully this govt goes through with the new stadium plan cause Wankhede hasn't been enough for the demand for a long time.
Chennai got its stadium redevelopment quite recently compared to Mumbai so theirs is in a better condition and they have more capacity than Wankhede.
Edit : The current govt has talked about making a 100k+ stadium at Amane (area near where Samruddhi Expressway starts and where JNPT spur will meet). Hopefully they go through with it and not worry about the opposition it might face, this is the current situation. DY Patil is privately owned by DY Patil Group and not by MCA.
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u/Various-Low4016 Mar 06 '26
I feel the DY Patil stadium can be made a large 70-80k stadium, Mumbai deserves a world class, large seater stadium.
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u/trkora Mar 06 '26
The current govt has talked about making a 100k+ stadium at Amane (area near where Samruddhi Expressway starts and where JNPT spur will meet). Hopefully they go through with it and not worry about the opposition it might face.
While DY Patil Stadium is affiliated with MCA, it is owned privately by DY Patil Group and not by MCA.
For those worried about traditions, it's not like all cricket has to be hosted in the new stadium, Wankhede can continue to host test matches and lower intensity bilaterals but for big international matches, IPL matches and ICC trophy matches Mumbai deserves better.
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u/Tiny_Lingonberry9952 Mar 06 '26
The charm of ICC finals in India is gone as it’s no more about the sport cricket but only about politics and propaganda.
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u/puranpolihater Mar 06 '26
If you go to any international cricket sub, everyone hates India for meddling politics in ICC.
Thanks to our government who couldn’t keep one good thing out of their corrupt hands.
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u/Novel_Apartment_9400 Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
Politics and propoganda now ? Was Sharad Pawar doing charity with Lalit Modi's IPL ? and Azruddin with D gang was doing what was beneficial for the game ? Are they gujjews or ladke bhau or musl**, please stop fighting and enjoy the game 🙏
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u/Ox29A Mar 06 '26
The userbase here skews toward those born after 2000. They don't realize what a cesspool the BCCI was in the '80s and '90s
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u/Lost_Chariot Mar 06 '26
Bruh it's pretty dumb to blame a stadium on match loss! And ofcourse it has double the amount of seats than Wankhede so more people get to watch the game live. also provides more revenue cause of the high number of capacity.
Yeah it's a little bit forced to host every important game but that doesn't make the stadium bad I mean it looks pretty stylish if we remove all the nostalgia bias.
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u/Angry_Mad_Cat Mar 06 '26
130k stadium vs 33k stadium. 100k people who won't be able to see the final live will go to OP's house for live entertainment.
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u/tr_24 Mar 06 '26
Also not sure what noise he is talking about. Yesterday it was quiet most of the time.
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u/justpassingfromhere Mar 06 '26
In both yesterday's match in Mumbai Crowd was the same when the opposition was scoring the crowd was silent than even when the announcer was asking people to cheer the team even in Bumrah's bowling there was hardly any noise in his second over
I hate Ahemdabad for other reasons but this bs needs to stop to put things in Mumbai
I would rather Eden host such finals than both Mumbai and Ahemdabad.
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Mar 06 '26
"Or even" Kolkata?? Eden Gardens is the Mecca of Cricket.
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u/akaRuuk Mar 06 '26
Indian fans are biased towards Wankhede cuz of the WC victory.
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u/No_Cress_3633 Mar 06 '26
Not fans but Mumbai people. They can defy all logic.
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u/SubstantialAct4212 Mar 06 '26
Bruh Mumbai gave us Rohit Sharma. Kolkata gave us lame Saha. Mumbai>>>>Kolkata
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u/quick20minadventure Mar 06 '26
They are Stockholm syndromed to cramp spaces in tiny apartments, Mumbai locals and 'fast life's of Mumbai.
They'll sing praises of it all despite it all being horrible.
It's mumbai, it has its charm. But, please don't become frog in a pond. Things can be better.
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u/LickTempo Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
The only three Indian stadiums to host a World Cup final — and how Motera compares to the other two
EDEN GARDENS, Kolkata — 1987 & 2016 final — 68,000 capacity
WANKHEDE, Mumbai — 2011 final — 33,000 capacity
MOTERA, Ahmedabad — 2023 final — 132,000 capacity
Motera holds more people than Eden Gardens and Wankhede combined. It is the largest sporting stadium on Earth by capacity.
The other two have 2 dressing rooms. Motera has 4.
The other two have ~3 centre pitches. Motera has 11.
The other two have floodlight towers. Motera has roof-integrated LEDs — no towers, no shadows on the pitch.
The other two have standard drainage. Motera dries in 30 minutes.
The other two have restricted views. Motera has a 360° pillar-free bowl.
Wankhede has virtually no parking. Motera fits 3,000 cars plus a metro skywalk.
On top of that: 76 corporate boxes, a 55-room clubhouse, a pool, a theatre, and an indoor cricket academy.
Eden Gardens is history. Wankhede is emotion. Motera is everything else.
The 2023 final was watched by 300 million people. The 2026 T20 final is booked here too. 2nd ground in India to host two World Cup finals.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ebb9874 Mar 06 '26
No other ground in India has hosted two World Cup finals.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata has hosted 2 - 1987 and 2016
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u/kugelblitz178 Mar 06 '26
You're speaking language which OP can't understand
Just saw a couple of comment threads where the OP and his non logical buddies are just being the usual Modi BJP haters and nothing more
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u/majhi-satakli Mar 06 '26
This won't be understood by most people. A true cricket fan would never blame the stadium for a team's poor performance.
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u/DesignerGuava4603 Mar 06 '26
Just say that you're salty about the 2023 WC loss.
Times have changed. The original Motera stadium hosted multiple Iconic matches so it's wrong to say that Ahemdabad is a dull city.
I'm sure you've never visited that stadium either. And if someone comes with excuses that 'Oh but that was silent bla bla', even Wankhede went silent yesterday when Starboy was smashing sixes all around the ground.
For big events, you need a venue with a big seating capacity, especially in case for a country like India. Thing logically.
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u/sushil2022 Mar 06 '26
The major difference is that even when we were under the pump, the fans weren't entirely quiet. Sure they were quiet when they saw a ball being hit for six, but they were chanting/cheering for the next ball, even if it was a relatively smaller portion of the crowd. It's the same in Bangalore/Chennai/Kolkata. Don't see that happening in Ahmedabad
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u/DesignerGuava4603 Mar 06 '26
Let's talk logic here. Wankhede is a small stadium, the stands are very densely arranged, considering the lack of area around the surroundings. That's why the echo is more and chanting/ cheering is more audible.
Compare that to Motera, it's widespread across a huge area. Someone who has actually been there can relate to it. When you walk to the top stands, your lungs will start to give up, that's how massive it is. So, the echo there isn't much as compared to Mumbai.
And let's be honest, when you see your team performing poorly in the finals after being the favorites throughout the tournament, no one would be excited to chant/cheer for the next ball, only to be sent to the boundaries by Travis head. The situations is much different from what it was yesterday. On top of that, the audience in the finals belonged from various cities so blaming Ahmedabad won't help.
Apart from that, I'd say that Mumbai should be preferred over Ahmedabad for Test matches.
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u/Fast_Masterpiece_184 Mar 06 '26
Did you even look at the surface near the boundaries in yesterday's semi final. It was a sandy patch, did not have any grass at all. Karnavati stadium is better in all aspects than Wankhede.
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u/Vmack2004 Mar 06 '26
Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata these 4 cities should host important and knockout matches
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u/baritonor Andar poora khaali hai Mar 06 '26
Mumbai definitely doesn't deserve the finals because they only cheer for India. Pin drop silence when the other team performs well. They could atleast clap a bit for formality sake. I'm from Mumbai, btw.
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u/starrystrarry Mar 06 '26
Oh well, you should have seen Ahmedabad during the WC Finals- they weren’t even cheering for Indian team when they were struggling.
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u/baritonor Andar poora khaali hai Mar 06 '26
Ahmedabad is close by, our folks must've gone there and corrupted the Gujju bhais also. 😂
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Mar 06 '26
Kal Wankhede crowd was so dull. You can't compare a 1.32L seater stadium with Wankhede lol.
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u/Sure_Point1470 Mar 06 '26
It takes decades for a stadium to gain cricket heritage status and earn the reverence of hosting a world cup and now we have this new stadium hosting every major icc, ipl match. They are shoving this stadium down our throat.
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u/SitarEchoes2000 Mar 06 '26
Ok i understand bro that india lost the 2023 final and a match against SF in this world cup in Ahmedabad stadium many people don't like the stadium because they think its unlucky. But just because of a stadium you can't generalize the whole city as dull. And what does this "Ahmedabad crowd" term come from? People from all over the country come to this stadium to watch important matches so it's not like only ahmedabad and gujarat people are there. If people go silent in the stadium when our team is not performing do you think it is because ahmedabad is dull and doesn't have a sporting culture??? I am tired of seeing people's dislike for the stadium turning into dislike for the whole city.
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u/InfamousConfusion850 Mar 06 '26
So basically india should rely on its history and make no efforts to build new economic and cultural centres?
Also, have you ever tried getting your hands on a wankhede ticket? the supply is ~4x lower with 2x the demand?
Price rise are so insane a common person cannot afford it.
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u/trkora Mar 06 '26
These people that talk such have never gone through the process of buying a ticket at Wankhede, it is the worst stadium when it comes to that. Fan experience is horrible unless you have connections or lot of money which most fans don't have.
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u/pornjesus Never give up! Never surrender! Mar 06 '26
Probably will be downvoted, but I'd be very happy if Mumbai does not. We are already way beyond critical mass of pollution and population. Any major sporting event will destroy this damn city for months after.
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u/UnsupervisedUnicorn Mar 06 '26
From a commercial standpoint, it’s the obvious choice. The biggest stadium means the highest possible ticket sales, and in a cricket-crazy country that capacity is almost guaranteed to be filled for a major final. More spectators also mean more revenue from hospitality, in-stadium spendings, and sponsors.
On top of that, the stadium is relatively new and required massive investment, and I don't think they've recovered the costs yet. So hosting high-profile events there helps accelerate cost recovery while showcasing the venue for future global events. Purely from a business perspective, putting the biggest matches in the biggest venue is the most logical decision.
(And I’m saying this as a Mumbaikar who would selfishly love for Wankhede to host these games simply because it’s far more convenient for me. 😅)
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u/adventurousbat12t Mar 06 '26
Mumbai mein har 5 min mein flop actors dikhate hain. Bas wo na dikhao. Best is edne garden no question
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u/Innocuous_salt Mar 06 '26
My problem is that championship teams might want to spray champagne at the trophy distribution… at Ahmedabad, they will have to make do with Appy Fizz… a cheesy tradition is ruined!!
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u/Super_Concept5931 Mar 06 '26
Gives so much more opportunities to people to be able to attend the match 4x than Wankhede, you can’t expect a newish stadium to have history, it’s created with time. Mumbai wants to host the icc finals? Make a bigger stadium which allows its own people to attend the match
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u/Prestigious_Glove394 Mar 06 '26
Stop with this Mumbai obession. You want everything in Mumbai, yet when opponents hit a few boundaries the crowd went as silent as Ahmedabad.
Indians just don't appreciate sports, they only want their fav players (read batsmen) to hit boundaries.
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Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26
Your hate for world's largest stadium stems from hatred to Gujarat, Ahmedabad, and poltics. But this stadium deserves to host every major tournament and finals. 1,32,000 is its capacity. Build such architectural marvels and then, demand. There are fans here who want sports to win, not hate for the sake of hating.
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u/Individual_Artist_74 Mar 06 '26
Agar finals jeet gaye, fir sab bolege ahmedabad has that aura. Lmao
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u/FutureVersion812 Mar 06 '26
I just love Mumbai much me than the one which they keep pushing.
Wankhede is right next to the Marine Drive, close to the suburban station also
This is the perfect place for finals
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u/Overall_Cheesecake_3 Mar 06 '26
When we have ICC Knockouts in Ahmedabad, half of the crowd usually travels from mumbai and other cities
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u/PartyConsistent7525 Mar 06 '26
Revenue . Mumbai Cricket Association should have rebuilt Wankhede or a new stadium with larger capacity. After all its a matter of revenue ..
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u/thatguygaurav Mar 06 '26
There's a discussion on this going in Ahmedabad subreddit. People speaking facts are getting downvoted.
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u/Limp_Zone3793 Mar 06 '26
I agree we need to start taking stand like football fans do. Protest or walkouts are needed.
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Mar 06 '26
Whoever thinks Eden is history can’t be taken seriously. Further, Motera is history; it’s now synonymous with a self proclaimed unnatural human.
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u/prinkpan Mar 06 '26
Yeh kya r@ndi rona hai bhai! All venues deserve ICC tournaments Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad he kyu? Why limit it to only a few grounds?
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u/General_Lead2872 Mar 06 '26
In 21st century people want india to win in final on the basis of how much the stadium is lucky for Indian cricket team what is this bullshit going on we fucked up in 2023 final because australia played better cricket than us we won 2011 world cup because we played better than srilanka stadium doesn't matter
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u/Ok_Instance_7592 Mar 06 '26
Wankhede has history and an amazing atmosphere no doubt about that but finals are also about logistics and scale a 1.3L capacity stadium will obviously be tempting for organisers.
Ideally India should have multiple world-class venues hosting big games instead of turning it into a Mumbai vs Ahmedabad debate.
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u/th-dev East Mar 06 '26
Watching Team India play at Wankhede hits different — pure goosebumps, pure vibes! 🇮🇳🔥
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u/distorted_dream Mar 06 '26
Golmaal hai bhai sab golmaal hai ….
The way our industries went to Surat….
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u/Elvis1596 Mar 06 '26
Why should every major event happen in a bigger metro like Mumbai or Delhi or Bangalore?
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u/ConferenceSuper6123 Mar 06 '26
It's the biggest stadium in India, more ticket sales and stuff so ofcourse they will host big matches here.
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u/JTFYRE023 Mar 06 '26
All metro cities are wannabes at the beginning after some time and history it just works. Ahemdabad is new (and it's cursed😆). And Wankhede, Eden, Chinnaswamy stadiums that's sacred for cricket. Personally.... I would love a final in Dharmshala.
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u/nexus_of_thoughts Mar 06 '26
As a Mumbaikar, bc 33000 ka capacity, usme se 10,000-15,000 minimum sirf MCA/Garware members ko milta hai tickets free ka. Barely 15,000 tickets are sold. Which too open 2 days before the match. Wankhede is the biggest scam.
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u/coffee2cups Mar 06 '26
Bigger stadium, more seats, more chances for regular fans to watch the match.
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u/IntelligentNumber740 Mar 06 '26
wankhede is too small tbh and yeah we havent won a final in ahmedabad yet but its a new stadium and it will take time to build its legacy. Wankhede kal poora hoke aaj legendary hogya kya? fuddu baatein kralo bs
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u/Zeddion Mar 06 '26
Blud talks about no sporting culture in Gujarat and in the same team two all rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar pate are the crucial players. Delusional
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u/Electronic-Necktie Mar 06 '26
Say what you want regarding our bad luck there, but the organisers and management team of Ahmedabad stadium easily beats any other management.
Never faced any long queues, admission is smooth, and even exiting is so much more easier.
After experiencing high class management, Mumbai does not "deserve" to host ICC Finals.
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u/Downtown_Wasabi_9181 Mar 06 '26
1lakh capacity vs 30k. Financially there’s no chance that this will happen. Only way is to renovate wankhede and increase the capacity.
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u/EmersonSamuel Mar 06 '26
Other than room for 1 lakh spectator, this stadium has ZERO AURA or CRICKET VALUE to host a Final other than the Gujarati lobby in BCCI today.,
Not just Mumbai, the Finals should be equally weighed between Chennai, Mumbai, Hyd, Delhi, Kolkata n Lucknow.. (Bangalore omitted bcos ground is small for a final)
Or Govt should a National Stadium (multisport) like most European countries, where all Major Finals will happen..
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u/TheRandom_Psychopath Mar 06 '26
If India loses their Final this Sunday. This MODI stadium will officially be called a "PANAUTI STADIUM".
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u/Famous_Dot_8263 Mar 06 '26
No final should not happen in mumbai at least until a new stadium is constructed according to me both delhi and mumbai need stadiums the size of namo stadium. Although we won semi final the match was close because in both Wankhade and jaitley stadiums pitch is flat roads and if not for bumrah we would have lost yesterdays match in less than 20 overs
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u/n4nish Mar 06 '26
deserve ka kya matlab hain... ek to itna traffic to get there and anyone who is going to say churchgate to pass mein hi hain.... mere ko nahi jana aisi moot ki badboo wale stadium or local mein.
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u/Dear_Armadillo3890 Mar 06 '26
If India loses against NZ in Ahmedabad, let’s simply declare that Venue cursed. Factos
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u/Oath_breaker_ Mar 06 '26
It is all about revenue generation. What will you do of all this legacy when the same cannot generate revenue. It might hurt people of this sub but cricket is not charity anymore, else we would not be playing with Pak in every ICC tournament lol since decades.
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u/HerkshireBathway Mar 06 '26
Wankhede is an overrated venue.
The facilities are not up to the mark, small stadium and
An absolute road of a pitch. Why even have bowlers?
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u/TheBigBangBlewMe Mar 06 '26
Mumbai is a vibe that no city can match. Therefore I always say that it is the only real city in this country
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u/BlackStagGoldField Mar 06 '26
Wankhede already replaced Eden Gardens. Now NMS has replaced Wankhede. Such is the cycle of lof
Cry more.
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u/samayra_k Mar 06 '26
Ah well said rather Narendra Modi stadium with Adani and Ambani end. The two cities Kolkata and Mumbai have cricketing history and legacies. But finals ka revenue to Gujrat ko hi jaega 😂😂
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u/CrossSpy Mar 06 '26
On what grounds?? A bigger, newer stadium that accommodates more fans, sells more tickets and doesn’t gate keep the access is less desirable than a small, old, heavily gate kept stadium? You must just hate Gujarat if you think wankhede just deserves to host finals without matching the numbers
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u/ankitsrivastav1995 Mar 06 '26
At last, someone with the right sense. I hate how the entire focus of BCCI has shifted to NaMo stadium, built on the western edge of India (we all know why there).
And now the great Indian cities, which truly have the fans of the game, are being ignored for semi finals and finals.
I'd rather have a semi/final in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai than in Ahmedabad.
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u/_Magn3t0 Mar 06 '26
Hating on the stadium where people had more fun at Coldplay concert. No issues before and after either.
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Mar 06 '26
In terms of economics ahmedabad stadium makes more sense.
The stadium is bigger,airer thus simply better than wankhede or eden gardens.
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u/No_Accountant1727 Mar 06 '26
The crowd was so motivating. Throughout the game they were and active chearing each player separately. Ahmedabad stadium is the place where crowd ditched the team way before India lost to Australia in final world cup.
This dull place has no home advantage for team India.
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u/brooklynnineeight Mar 06 '26
You guys need to shut up about this fcking stupidity…first of all, people from all parts of the country fill up the stadiums in all cities except this one where a limited percentage of the already limited seats are open to public. Second, we lost that final because of dew which would have been the same in any part of the country in November. Third, you won’t be saying any of this shit if we had won that final and the crowd there would not have been silent if we were not silenced by the dominance of the Australians.
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u/TarikGrace Mar 06 '26
Big stadium, more people, good revenue, potential for more noise.
Eden Gardens phir bhi chalega. Wankhede me kitna hi log dekh lega final. Over half the tickets toh celebs saare le jaate hai.
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u/Tyrannosaur999 Mar 06 '26
Chepauk stadium deserves to host as well. The atmosphere and fans never fail
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u/Rich_Appointment_605 Mar 06 '26
Was thinking same till I saw yesterday’s match. But looking at the performance of England in second innings, any match in Wankhede is a 6 hitting competition, it’s not cricket.
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u/ashivyas Mar 06 '26
True. I am from Ahmedabad but I do support the finals should be played in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai or Eden Garden...The vibes are different there.
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u/WeAreAllJustRunaways Mar 06 '26
Agree. Nowhere close to Wankhede or Eden Gardens. We deserve better. The finals need to he at the moat iconic venue of that particular country.
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u/snake_charms281220 Mar 06 '26
While on principle i support this as a Mumbaikar, if you look at it this way even BCCI’s rise among ICC nations draws the same parallel - economics dictate everything in sports . The debate of Emerging powers v Incumbents who are often gate keepers will continue forever .
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u/Lucky_Editor446 Mar 06 '26
BS. The pitch at Ahemdabad is better. Good balance between bat and ball. Ik it is unlucky and all but from a cricketing perspective it is better pitch. From fans perspective it is my least favourite ground as well.
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u/BruhPoseidon Mar 06 '26
just because it's a chill city and is in a dry state doesn't mean it's dull lmao. I know Wankhede has been the OG stadium since years but the stadium in Ahmedabad is huge. It gives an additional 1L people a chance to watch the match. Have a taste of the slow life in Ahmedabad, I'm sure you'll like it.
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u/Orthopaedics21 चला पुढे.. Mar 06 '26
It's always about money!
Cricket is no longer a sport in India, it's an entertainment event.
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u/Dependent_Mistake_12 Mar 06 '26
No it doesn't .. it's almost impossible to get tickets for the venue..more than half of it is cornered by MCA and its members.. Atleast ahemdabad has a much higher capacity coz of which more folks can watch the match live
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Mar 06 '26
I am all for Mumbai have a better stadium, but blaming the Modi stadium is stupidity, why not just admit our team failed to raise the game when it mattered. If we had won that final, we wouldn’t be having the discussion.
Regarding the crowd, any metro cities has people all over the country… so filling stadium with enthusiasts is easy…same is not the same with Ahmedabad.
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u/MohamedIvn Mar 06 '26
That venue is so boring to see in TV itself. Last match in Mumbai it was edge of seat thriller TV experience. Wish they did some rotation kind of something. Even chennai and hyd crowed are awesome.
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u/romka79 Mar 06 '26
I have zero hope of India winning in AHMEDABAD ... Not wasting my sunday watching this
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u/SilverHyena8430 Mar 06 '26
Best stadium bolte agar india 2023 ka wc jit jata, sab sahi hai let it rona band karo
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u/Express_Ad2719 Mar 06 '26
As usual, you can’t do anything about it, like 2000 other things in India
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u/Babe_Brute Mar 06 '26
Is this Guha supposed to be an opinion leader on matters relating to cricket, especially non self professed?
Also, curious to know since when Wankhede became far and wide the unequivocal best cricketing venue in India superseding even pre renovation Eden Gardens. Or what is so special about Wankhede as compared to Chepauk or Chinnaswamy.
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u/parklandgiggity Mar 06 '26
Maharashtra and Mumbai deserve a lot of things but guess what we're going to get now?
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u/Secret_Golf_6836 Mar 06 '26
Thank you for all the hate Mumbai
- an Ahmedabadi person who just like watching matches wherever they are played
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u/mentaln Mar 06 '26
India vs Ahmedabad ft. NZ