New Dehli – On June 1, the Indian Premier League came to a thundering climax with a cliffhanger final match, watched by 60,000 cheering fans in a new stadium and an estimated 300 million television viewers around the world. As cheerleaders danced and waved brightly colored pom-poms, and star sportsmen from across the globe, clad in their teams’ multi-hued regalia, looked forward to a $2.5 million payday, black-market tickets changed hands for as much as $2,500.
新德里－6月1日，印度超级联赛在扣人心弦的决赛中达到了异乎寻常的高潮，有60,000名兴高采烈的球迷在一个新建的体育场内现场观看比赛，大约30亿名世界各地的电视观众在电视机前观看这场比赛。在啦啦队员边跳舞边挥舞着艳丽的花球，来自世界各地的明星运动员戴着本队多彩的徽章，期盼着获得250万美元报酬的日子到来的时候，在黑市门票的转手价高达2,500美元。