India vs Sri Lanka: 50% Crowd Allowed for Virat Kohli 100th Test Match?

India vs Sri Lanka: In a massive breaking news, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given a green signal to allow upto 50% crowd for the India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test scheduled to start from 4 March in Mohali. It is a massive occasion for former India captain Virat Kohli who will be playing his 100th Test match on Friday. Kohli is only 12th Indian cricketer to feature in as many as 100 Test matches.

India vs Sri Lanka: 50% Crowd Allowed for Virat Kohli 100th Test Match?

Going against their previous directive, the BCCI has now officially informed the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to allow upto 50% crowd and to make immediate arrangements for the same. RP Singla, PCA treasurer, has stated that they have received the official communication from the BCCI to allow 50% spectators at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali for the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka. Singla also noted that they will now allow sale of online ticket from Wednesday onwards.

“We got the communication from BCCI about the allowing of fans for the 1st Test match at Mohali. So far, we will allow online sale of tickets from Wednesday onwards. Fans will be there to watch Virat Kohli play his 100th Test match,” said PCA treasurer RP Singla.

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It's official: 50 per cent crowd allowed for Mohali Test which will be Virat Kohli's 100th Test. @BCCI has asked PCA to immediately go ahead with arrangements. #100thtest #viratkholi

— Arani Basu (@AraniBasuTOI) March 1, 2022

Earlier the BCCI faced a lot of flak on the social media as the fans were very much angry with no crowd being allowed for Kohli’s iconic 100th Test match especially when the spectators were seen during the T20I series against Sri Lanka and also for the day-night Test in Bengaluru. Many fans on the social media also linked this decision with the ongoing BCCI vs Virat tussle.

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While talking about his overall Test career so far, Virat Kohli has amassed a staggering tally of 7962 runs from 99 Test matches at an amazing average of 50.39. The right-handed batsman has scored as many as 28 half-centuries and 27 hundreds.

The likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Ishant Sharma are the cricketers to play atleast 100 Test matches for India right now.

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