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When the excitement of international cricket reaches its peak, the madness of the fans crosses all limits, and the latest example of this has been seen during the upcoming exciting T-20 match between India and West Indies. Whenever there is a big match of India in the country, the madness of the fans at the ticket counter of the stadium is worth seeing, but this time the limit was crossed when to get the tickets for the match, the cricket lovers camped outside the stadium the night before, i.e. late in the night and stood in long queues. People were so desperate to see the explosive T-20 match between India and West Indies with their own eyes that despite the cold and night, thousands of young and old people started waiting for their turn outside the ticket window. The situation became so uncontrollable that by morning a huge crowd gathered there, after which to maintain law and order and to avoid any untoward incident like stampede, the local police administration had to intervene and use force to drive away the uncontrollable crowd from there.
Crowd gathered outside the ticket window since late night, there was a competition among the fans to get tickets.
There was such excitement among sports lovers about the match between India and West Indies that people started gathering outside the stadium several hours before the official opening of the ticket counter. There were some enthusiastic cricket fans who left their beds at 2-3 in the night, regardless of the harsh cold or weather, reached outside the stadium and stood in the queue to secure their place. As the morning sun rose, the queues became miles long and within no time a crowd of thousands of people gathered there. Due to the rush for tickets on online ticketing platforms and all the passes being sold out within a few minutes, the only option left for the people was the offline counter, due to which everyone wanted to get their hands on the tickets at any cost. Amidst this chaos and jostling, on the one hand, the tremendous excitement of watching the match was clearly visible on the faces of the fans, while on the other hand, an atmosphere of tension was also being created due to the possibility of less tickets being available at the counter.
Crowd went out of control outside the stadium, police had to intervene to maintain law and order
By morning, when the crowd outside the ticket counter grew so much that people started trying to break the barricades and started pushing among themselves, the security forces deployed there were left helpless. Seeing the situation going out of control, the local police administration had to immediately adopt a tough stance, because any kind of stampede could have resulted in a major accident. Police officers first appealed to the people through loudspeakers to maintain peace and stand disciplined in the queue, but when the crowd was not ready to agree and the system completely broke down, the police used mild force to organize the queue and unnecessarily dispersed the crowd standing there. During this action of the police, there was an atmosphere of chaos for some time, but this strict action of the officers proved to be very necessary to avert a major accident in time. The police made it clear that those who disturb the law and order or violate the rules around the stadium premises will be dealt with strictly, so that everyone can complete their process smoothly.
Such is the craze of cricket madness, fans said – ‘What if I have to be lathi-charged, I will watch the match from the stadium only’
Even after the strictness of the police and lathi charge, the ghost of the match was not going away from the heads of the cricket lovers, and even after being chased away by the police, people gathered again after going some distance away. While talking to the media, many fans said that they were standing in the queue for the last several hours and for them watching the live match of Team India is more than every difficulty, hence they are not going to give up their efforts despite facing some police strictness. This T-20 series between India and West Indies is very popular among the youth, because in it there is rain of fours and sixes and there is a chance to see the star players closely. This entire incident has once again proved that cricket in India is not just a game but a religion for which people are always ready to sacrifice their sleep and comfort, even if for this they have to struggle for hours at the ticket window.