u/HunterMcGuffin

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It’s hilarious watching these kids meltdown because finals are in Ahmedabad. For decades, the “big” matches were always at Wankhede, Eden Gardens, or Chepauk. Nobody complained then. Nobody said “oh, it’s unfair”

Now suddenly, because NAMO Stadium is hosting finals back to back, is it the end of cricketing culture? Please. These kids act like cricketing culture only exists in mumbai, kolkata, bangalore or chennai. As if fans here don’t care about cricket, as if we don’t go to our stadium, as if we don’t deserve the same spotlight.

We’ve got the largest cricket stadium in the world, with insane atmosphere, and people still want to gatekeep what “real” cricket culture is. Guess what, culture is built when matches are played, when we, fans show up, when memories are made. That’s exactly what’s happening here. I know why these kids hate our stadium, its just because of its name.

They didn’t cry when eden got endless finals. They didn’t cry when wankhede was treated like the default for all the big matches. But now that it is shifting, suddenly it’s “no culture, no history.” Sorry, but history doesn’t start and end with four stadiums.

Ahmedabad and we as fans deserve this stage. I love watching them play in front of our crowd. Keep crying, we’ll keep filling the stands.