ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Three Generations of an Indian Family Travel 22,000kms from Singapore to England to Cheer for India (View Pics, Route Map)
This Indian three-generation family, took their love for team India in the ICC CWC a notch higher and took 14,000 miles, visiting 17 different countries to reach England from Singapore. With a dream of watching their favourite team lift the World Cup at Lord's on 14 July, they drove all the way from Singapore to England to cheer for their team. Check out their route map.
How far can you go to support your favourite team this ICC Cricket World Cup 2019? This Indian three-generation family, took their love for team India in the ICC CWC a notch higher and took 14,000 miles, visiting 17 different countries to reach England from Singapore. With a dream of watching their favourite team lift the World Cup at Lord's on 14 July, they drove all the way from Singapore to England to cheer for their team. Their interesting journey involves two continents via the equator and Arctic Circle. The cricket-crazy Mathur family includes some as little as 3-year-old daughter Avya to oldest 67-year-old grandfather Akhilesh. They left Singapore in their seven-seater vehicle on 20 May. They reached London 48 days later on July 4.
The family started their trip from Singapore and travelled through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, England (with visits to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to come).
Here's the rough map the made initially:
They prepared for their drive well
Their 6-year-old's message to team India
Their post at Xian, China
At Great Wall Of China
On the day India took on South Africa
When they hit 10,000 kms
On India's second win
At Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
In Russia
Sweden
Amsterdam
London, UK
This is not the first time the family has taken such massive road trips they had just under 60,000 miles (96,000km), driving through 36 countries before this latest trip.
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