IPL 2025 Final, RCB vs PBKS: Ahmedabad is completely dried with the mood title clash. Cricket news
Timesofindia.com in Ahmedabad: Outside the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, there are large cutouts of two captains Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar. A handful of fans, who expected Virat Kohli, were surprised to see the image of Rajat Patidar. “Who is he?” Asked one of the fans outside Gate No. 1. The seller, who was busy selling jerseys, angrily replied, “He is the captain of the team whose jersey you are buying.”The poor man had no clue about the silver Patidar, and the grumbled, “Kohli was not the captain?”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The sellers are not particularly fan of sports, but they have high expectations to ride on action and results.“There is not a discussion this time. We failed to sell Rohit Sharma’s jersey ahead of qualifier 2, and now we are struggling to find buyers for Kohli. We do not care who wins as long as we are selling jerseys. Hopefully, we will have more sales on Tuesday, “Krrupal said, before he started chanting the jersey rates.
Like Krupal, Mohammad Aslam sells restband, cap and flags. Aslam jogged the memory lane and reminded about the final match of IPL 2023 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.“Despite heavy rains, the CSK fans, who had traveled from Chennai, were so emotional. We sold all our belongings, but this time, there is no such propaganda,” he said laughing.
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Krupal and Aslam are not wrong about the mood before the final. On Sunday, hardly 50,000 people agreed to watch 2 matches between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. There were no buyers for many hospitality boxes because they were empty.The IPL final, which was transferred to the world’s largest stadium in Ahmedabad, has failed to discuss the city. Hyderabad and Kolkata were to host the playoffs according to the original dates, but the locations were replaced citing “weather conditions”. However, the rain continued to follow the Cash-Rich League business end as the qualifier was a heavy shower before 2 and a mild magic is expected on Tuesday.Even if the weather allows and the match progresses, it will be interesting to see if the title Clash Narendra Modi will be able to fill the stadium.At the pre-match press conference, both captains chose to keep the card closer to their chest. Shreyas Iyer talked about lack of sleep, while a soft-spoken and very United Nations RCB-like captain Rajat Patidar praised fans and vowed not to be less than unrealistic expectations.PBK players, tired of their rain -affected marathon match, did not turn to the training session. After the photo shoot, Captain Shres left the venue but RCB trained for about two hours.
Once the RCB left the ground, the pitch and the inner ring were immediately covered, and the final touch for the closing ceremony was applied to the Makshift Stage. India’s prominent musician Shankar Mahadevan, along with his sons Siddharth and Shivam, will give a special performance in the tribute to the armed forces of India.Who is that IPL player?“You meet in the last tomorrow. What is this honor !!!” Shivam Mahadevan shared his excitement on Instagram.Discussion or no discussion, one thing is sure: a new IPL champion. Between Bengaluru and Punjab, the wait for a franchise will end.
