Study shows 42% Indians will cancel their honeymoon to watch a cricket final

There is absolutely no denying the fact that cricket is treated as a religion in India. One would not really found more passionate cricket fans anywhere else in the world than India. And a recent survey has once again proved just how passionate Indians are for this game. According to the survey carried out by digital travel platform, 42 per cent of Indian fans would cancel their honeymoon if it clashed with their preferred team or athlete playing a big game.

As per the report, 44 per cent Indian sports fans felt they will see their national team or player win an international tournament within the next year, compared to the global average of 34 per cent. The study also found out that cricket fans are the most optimistic, followed by football fans when asked when they felt their team or player would win a major international tournament.

Moreover, 88 per cent cricket fans believed that they will see their team or player win a major international tournament in the next four years, while 79 per cent football fans shared the same sentiment, as reported by The Times of India. The Indian fans must have their eyes set on next year’s T20 World Cup and the 2023 World Cup at home.

Supporting team more important than job or honeymoon for Indian people

The study further reported that 41 per cent of Indians would rather lose their jobs than not be able to attend a historic sporting final. One should not really doubt that as the fans recently proved it by their support to pink-ball Test. Thousands of fans flocked at the Eden Gardens to make the historic game a memorable one. India were playing their first-ever day-night Test and were up against Bangladesh.

Not only that, 42 per cent of Indian sports fans (highest globally) would cancel their honeymoon if it clashed with their team or athlete playing a big game. On the other hand, when the study was carried outside India, only 19 per cent of the sports fans agreed that they might cancel their honeymoons to see their teams play.

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