The Wankhede Stadium didn't pass its first test under new floodlights with flying colours. At 9.05 pm yesterday during the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match, the lights near the Vithal Divecha Stand went out. Power was restored only 10 minutes later even as play continued
The Wankhede Stadium didn't pass its first test under new floodlights with flying colours. At 9.05 pm yesterday during the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match, the lights near the Vithal Divecha Stand went out. Power was restored only 10 minutes later even as play continued.
The floodlight pillar (encircled) near the Vithal Divecha Stand that went
off during last night's NZ vs SL match. Pic/Atul Kamble
First row is a pain
GENERALLY people rush to get hold of a seat in the first row of any venue. However, the spectators avoided the front row at the Wankhede yesterday, thanks tou00a0 advertising boards that were hindering the view of the action in the middle.
Venue manager Vinod Deshpande conceded the boards were a problem. "The norm is to have two-feet high advertising boards, but these are slightly higher. We can't change the seats now, so we might slant the advertising boards a bit," he said.
Shops make a killing
THE shops around the Wankhede Stadium hit the jackpot yesterday. With authorities not allowing any carry bags inside, the shopkeepers offered to keep them in their custody for a fee of Rs 20. Simple math shows that even if the 23,000 spectators would have had to leave one bag each, it adds up to business worth a cool Rs 4.6 lakh!
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