wow…. today, the schedule of the IPL-2 has been flashed out… i remember the day when i was so excited to watch the match live in Eden Garden Stadium… The match is still live infront of my eyes. It was really the most excitement day, still now i have the ticket of that match, many reason to remember that day, watch famous Indian & other cricket players as well a movie actor & actress from such a close view. How can i forget that day?? Well the ticket was sponsored by my office.
It was sunday, a holiday. Since morning, I was just too much excited when to reach the Eden Garden stadium n watch the match between Kolkata Night Riders & Deccan Riders. All the guys (golu, monu & their friends along with mintu bro) all were waiting for me below our office building. When I reached there it was almost 1 pm n terrible hot, I saw guys wearing the night riders t-shirt n carrying pamphlets. After all we together, we caught the metro till esplanade n then on walk to stadium. Oh god, such a crowd never had I seen. We had our tickets so not to worry, we then entered inside the stadium in that crowd, people dying to enter the stadium n support their home team, the Kolkata Night Riders. While I could hear the slogan n the theme song of Kolkata Night riders frm outside the stadium..” Karbo lodb0, jitbo re…(will play, fight n win…)” . As I entered the ground, ‘wow’ I said, since it was so big stadium, we started searching our seat, but my eyes was all around the ground n excited to see the stars n the players. Despite that terrible hot people were just jumping n shouting n singing the theme song of home team. The stadium was totally pack, not even a single seat was available as far as I could see. Our seat were on open shade, cemented seats, n almost dirty people walking over it. We then kept the run score pamphlets of ’4′ & ’6′ n sat over it. It was terrible hot n still time to start the game, so then we went beneath the shade n returned only after the game started. Until then I borrowed binocular from Golu to watch the movie stars(Shah Rukh khan along with his wife n kid), Arjun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi, Juhi Chawla n many other Bollywood stars). While I could see great n famous players like Symonds, Gibbs, McCullum n few known Indian players who were practicing on the net. Soon Shahrukh Khan, the sponsorer of the team, went on to the stage n hold the mike, but until then crowd gave a clean welcome n started singing the theme song along with him. What a close look? there was big screen behind the stage where I could watch clearly. I couldn’t express how I was feeling… I was over excited n started singing with the guys n supporting the home team. As the match was going on, slowly the lights were also glowing due to darkness, since it was a day n night match n a lot to have relief from hot. Shouting with the crowd, my vocal was almost dry, I was dying due to thirsty until I had to wait to finish one inning game to go n drink water. Thank god, the home team won the match. Despite it was nearly an escape to lose. As soon as the home team won, all the stars n players were on the ground n near to the net waving hands to the audience, this time I went close to the net n could see all the stars & players just infront to me. I was quite lucky, excited n happy to see them all. Until they made a whole circle around the ground & were not out of my sight I didn’t leave the stadium. I could see how girls were so crazy n shouting for Shahrukh Khan, y not? Even if a person like me is excited to see him then his fan might cross the limitation…
Finally it was almost dark n we were sure of not getting taxi. As soon as we came out of stadium, we drank soda water lots of glasses( i drank the most). After that we all guys were on a cool walk on the open road until we didn’t get any taxi. Everyone were almost tired due to the enthusiasm, they showed in the stadium, shouting n all n now more than a kilometer walk. Legs were almost not helping to walk but we had to, finally we got a taxi, left me till pg, I ate dinner n slept.
It was all fun, the first ever match I saw live in a stadium that also Eden Garden of Kolkata(India). Well, myslf lucky one. Hoping for once again this year.
Full of excitement n fun and obviously a great day for me in my history…
Sunday, 20th march 2008









