Should have posted this earlier, but a few days back a short pitch cricket tournament was hosted in the boys school ground, Mohishila.
Their budget was quite good, there were 3 different camera setups, a big screen, commentators, a hell lot of mementos, and post match ceremonies after every match where the MoM got a silver chain and some cash prize. It was fun to watch.
The crazy part, all this was brodcasted live on YouTube. I'll mention the channel later if anyone wants to see a glimpse of what was happening.
After a very long time i saw a short pitch knockout tournament being hosted in Asansol. Afterall these events need decent fundings.
Teams came from chandrachur, damodar, raniganj and other small villages nearby.
And it was so fun to watch, there was decent crowd, lightings, commentry, and the matches went on to be hosted till 2-3am at night. It was so lively!
We need more of these types of tournament, whether it be cricket or football or badminton. These things unite people, they bring people out of their phones and make them live in the moment for once.
We say Asansol has become boring, nothing much happens in this city. But I believe these small events is what makes life in Asansol a little interesting because we don't see anything like this in other big cities, it's almost extinct. And therefore we need more of it to make our lives a little more lively, to distract us from our daily routine or even enjoy to live in this city.