A photo of guests watching the match has gone viral, with cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin too posting it
What do you do if your wedding date falls on the day of a cricket match featuring India?
If you are a cricket fan in Chennai, like Anandakrishnan S is, you attempt to concentrate on both.
With the help of his cricket-crazy relatives, Anandakrishnan set up televisions at vantage points of the wedding hall in Vadapalani to ensure everybody watched India taking on England at Chepauk.
A picture taken of guests watching the match has gone viral since; Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has shared it. A member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) Media and communications team, Moulin Parikh, shared the picture too, and posted, “Have skipped many family functions as they coincided with #TeamIndia matches in the pre-digital era. Wedding invites now must mention that the match will be streamed live to ensure full attendance. #INDvsENG….
