All to play for: Around Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, the hue is blue | Ahmedabad News
3 min readAhmedabadMar 8, 2026 02:41 AM IST THE TEAMS – India and New Zealand – have reached the city. Practice sessions are on. Fans have gathered around the stadium in the hope of catching a glimpse of the stars and making reels. The countdown to a world cup final is never complete without the jerseys in blue hanging on the pillars of the metro rail line, remains of political posters visible underneath, the caps laid out in neat rows on the street, the tricolours hoisted on a pole and the vendors wooing buyers. Over a kilometre to the entrance of the Narendra Modi stadium at Motera the excitement builds up to the Mens’ T20 World Cup Finals between India and New Zealand to be held here on Sunday, where pop icon Ricky Martin will perform in the closing ceremony. Many supporters have travelled long distances to experience the frenzy of a World Cup final including the jersey vendors. Abbas came all the way from Delhi and says attending major finals has become “a personal …
