First-person account of the Indian cricket team’s victory parade at Marine Drive
Updated On: 10 July, 2024 04:55 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As pictures of the Indian cricket team’s victory parade go viral, aerial views show a sea of fans of a country where cricket is considered a religion. However, it does not show how bad things got on the ground. Spending two hours there, this writer gives a first-person account that highlights the lack of proper planning and crowd management
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Large crowds gathered to watch the Indian cricket team`s victory parade at Marine Drive in Mumbai (Photo Courtesy: Nascimento Pinto)
In a country where cricket is religion, the Indian cricket team`s victory parade at Marine Drive in Mumbai was a stampede waiting to happen. The pictures that have been out since July 4 on social media show a very sanitised version of the event - mostly aerial views, talking about "Cricket being a religion" but none that showcase the mayhem it was for young, old and female fans on the ground.
With the announcement a day prior, many fans travelled from all over and even in the packed Mumbai local trains, most like devotees chanting their way to the stadium with "Vande Mataram", "Bharat Mata Ki", "Mumbai cha Raja Kaun Rohit Sharma", and even "Jai Shri Ram". While the regular trains were full and brimming, many Mumbaikars travelled by the AC locals only to be met by the ticket checkers, who usually aren`t there in any other crowded locals on normal days but were having a bountiful day, knowing how many ticketless travellers would be on them.
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