ICC World Cup 2023 Final: Narendra Modi stadium turns into 'sea of blue', Ahmedabad sets air traffic records

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The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Final between India and Australia at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November is underway, and the stadium is filled with a sea of blue, as spectators and cricket fans across India arrive expecting the Men in Blue will defeat the Australians and lift the Cricket World Cup..

The buzz for the the match was complemented by world-renowned Surya Kiran, the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force..

The Surya Kiran team, comprising nine aircraft, owned the sky with a 10-minute air show ahead of the game..

With the end of the Diwali holidays, Chatth Puja, and adding on, the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Final between India and Australia, the the domestic air traffic in India saw 4,56,748 passengers, breaching its previous best of 456,082, which was recorded on the last day of April, reported Hindustan Times..

Also, the radius of 10 km was not available for any traffic up to FL 120 or 12,000 feet from the ground as the Surya Kiran acrobatic team of the Indian Air Force performed over the Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the match...

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