13 days to go

So everything's booked although there seems complete confusion about where to pick up tickets for the hockey games, why when one has an e-ticket it needs to be exchanged for a real ticket before the games still hasn't been explained.


Apparently the ticket booths at the new Dhyan Chand stadium in Delhi haven't been built yet, I guess this is just a sign of things to come on our trip and it'll just be a case of going with the flow.

What would Major Dhyan 'Chand' Singh think of the whole state of affairs?  Gone are the days on the 1930s and 40s when India ruled the hockey world, will this tournament help reignite local interest in a game that doesn't carry the money and television coverage of the dominate sport of the day, cricket.


Unfortunately I have my doubts but would like to remain hopeful, no one realistically expects the local team to get very far in the tournament, with Australia and Germany being the favourites, but I'm hoping for large passionate crowds to create an event one will always remember....that is if the ticket situation gets sorted out!