In a positive development ahead of the Indian cricket team’s ICC World Test Championship series against the Sri Lankan cricket team, the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has given a green signal to have fans at the PCA Stadium in Mohali for Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match which will start this Friday.
Last week, the PCA and the BCCI announced that there would be no fans in attendance for Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the decision has now been changed. Many fans trended the hashtag #AllowCrowdInMohali because it is a landmark Test for one of the most successful captains in cricket history.
Now the PCA has decided to have 50% fans in attendance for the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the Indian cricket team and the Sri Lankan cricket team.
“Yes, 50 percent crowd confirmed for Mohali. Tickets will be sold online from tomorrow,” a BCCI official confirmed to Sportskeeda.
Fans should expect an electric atmosphere in the stadium for Virat Kohli’s 100th Test, especially when the star Indian batter comes out to bat. It will also be Kohli’s first Test after stepping down as the captain in the longest format of the game.
Fans on Twitter go crazy as 50% crowd is allowed for Virat Kohli’s 100th Test
Here’s how the cricket fans on Twitter reacted after knowing that there will be 50% attendance in Mohali for the 100th Test match of Kohli.
This is just incredible moment fans allowed for the Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match. What a moment when Virat Kohli enters in the stadium and fans Cheering for Kohli, Kohli, Kohli. – King Kohli.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 1, 2022
50% crowd allowed for King Kohli’s 100th Test!!!! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MO3d0nIhnw
— ✨ (@Kourageous7) March 1, 2022
Virat Kohli lives with Test cricket and he deserves to play in front of massive crowd in his 100th Test and finally, the good news has arrived – A poetic justice for the great man.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 1, 2022
Mohali was the venue when Virat Kohli captained India for the first time in India in Test cricket and now Rohit Sharma will be taking charge for the first time as Indian Test captain in Mohali which is also Virat’s 100th Test.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 1, 2022
What a moment that will be, people in the ground witnessing Virat Kohli walking out in his 100th Test match in Mohali. Kudos to the BCCI for giving green signal for 50% crowd.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 1, 2022
Mohali & Bangalore will have crowds for 100th & 101st Test.
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) March 1, 2022
50%.
Looks like Twitter did its thing. : )
Give me INR 2 crore after crowd allowed for Kohli’s 100th Test. I started the trend.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 1, 2022
So happy to hear, Finally the 50% crowd will be allowed in Mohali to witness the 100th test of Virat Kohli. #ViratKohli | #KingKohli | @imVkohli ❤️https://t.co/pLVlNLmwNppic.twitter.com/GF6tc72bdO
— Shivam Jaiswal 🇮🇳 ❤️ (@7jaiswalshivam) March 1, 2022
“There’s nothing a hashtag can do.”
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) March 1, 2022
Read this tweet yesterday and today a decision has been overturned. How about that? Kudos to the fans who put out tweets to allow spectators. PCA will now allow 50% crowd for Virat Kohli’s 100th Test.
This is we want … waiting for king 👑 https://t.co/KEUVfHBb6u
— BharathKohli (@Bharathkohli_18) March 1, 2022
