Wounds of April 6, 2001 yet to heal for Goan cricket lovers
On Sunday October 25 2010, India and Australia play each other at Nehru stadium in the last match of the three-match rain-affected One Day International series, which India leads 1-0. The India-Australia match at Margao stadium will be opening old wounds for many die-hard spectators of April 6, 2001. The wounds have healed but the insult and injuries are still fresh, says Mohammed owner of Janta Hotel of Station road Margao. On April 6, 2001, India not only lost the ODI cricket match, but also the series to Australia at Nehru stadium. But that was the not the only thing that happened that day in the tourist haven. The former Portuguese colony lost its face on account of the fake ticket scam, which rocked the match. Mohammed was one of the spectators who was cane charged by the police on that fateful date. He had a valid ticket for the match, but he along with 15,000 other spectators was denied entry inside the oversold stadium. Almost ten years down the line the spectat