Luckily, that one game for Bombay was one of the best: Australia vs India and a seat at Wankhede became the biggest hot ticket in town. Office bearers of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and Gymkhana clubs who had even the remotest connection with the match became little czars overnight. Queues formed at the stadium 12 hours before the tickets were to go on sale, but the police lathi-charged them because they were a 'security-risk'.
The stadium, nonetheless, sold out. The original capacity of the Wankhede was 43,000. This was reduced to 38,000 because of Megavision, a giant video-screen for slow-motion replays especially installed for the match. So, how many people were finally in the stadium? Why, 43,000, of course, the extra 5,000 being accommodated in the passages, emergency exit corridors and in-between seats.
