All roads lead to Mohali
Everyone wants to go to Mohali. The Airports Authority of India is choked with requests for private Boeings and Gulfstreams to fly in and park at Chandigarh. While the likes of Mukesh Ambani want landing rights, cricket fans from Mumbai may have to shell out around Rs 22,000 for an air ticket to Chandigarh against the normal Rs 6,000. Hotels in Chandigarh and Mohali are full up and fans in Pakistan are mobbing the Indian high commission for visas. Scalpers are rooting as they offer tickets for the Rs 15,000-stand for Rs 55,000. Ad rates have zoomed, with ESPN-Star Sports charging as much as Rs 18 lakh for a 10-second commercial.