CHANDIGARH: After facing intense criticism from fans over what was deemed to be double standards, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed that spectators will be allowed up to 50% capacity of the IS Bindra PCA Stadium, which hosts the first Test in the ongoing India-Sri Lanka series.
The Test is significant as it will be former captain Virat Kohli’s Kohli’s 100th in the whites for Team India.
Tickets went on sale starting Wednesday.
BCCI’s decision is a rollback of the board’s earlier stance that no spectators would be allowed at the Test, which begins on March 4. It bears noting that the T20 match played in Dharamsala had spectators up to 50% capacity of the stadium, as will the second Test that’s to be played in Bengaluru.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a statement confirmed that the fans will be able to witness the historic moment now and that the decision has been taken based on “various factors”.
