All of the previous World Cup champion captains have received invitations from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to attend the India vs. Australia final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
On November 19, all of the former captains will receive a unique blazer to wear during the game. Moreover, it has been stated that Clive Lloyd, Kapi Dev, Allen Border, Arjun Ranatunga, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Michael Clarke, and Eoin Morgan will all be in World Cup attendance. The only captain who will be missing the event is Imran Khan, who is incarcerated at the moment.
Special Blazer to be presented to all the World Cup winning captains – Lloyd, Kapil, Border, Ranatunga, Waugh, Ponting, Dhoni, Clarke, Morgan (except Imran Khan, who is in prison) on November 19th. [Sports Tak] pic.twitter.com/zyU3AbJy1q
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In addition, BCCI has scheduled a Pritam musical performance to follow the first inning. Among other songs, the renowned music director is anticipated to play Lehra Do, Jeetega Jeetega, Dangal, Deva Deva, and Dil Jashn Bole. 500 dancers will be moving in time to the musical performance, and he and a group of vocalists will be welcoming the audience from specially designed floats.
In the meantime, a light and laser show has been scheduled by the governing body during the second drink break of the second inning. For the laser show, they are bringing in show curators from the UK with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Remarkably, following the announcement of the winner, there will also be an aerial champion board. This will never have occurred in a sporting event before, anywhere in the world.
As a result, final preparations are already underway at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Australia is scheduled to arrive in Ahmedabad on November 17 in the evening, while Team India has already arrived after their convincing victory over New Zealand in the semi-finals. On November 18, both teams are anticipated to conduct an optional training session before playing in the biggest match in cricket history. There is a lot of pressure already, and it will be interesting to watch how both teams perform on game day.