Virat Kohli will play his 100th test match on Friday at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali against Sri Lanka. Ahead of the milestone test, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, announced 50% of the capacity crowd will be allowed to attend the match.
The board had earlier decided to host the match behind closed doors. However, Jay Shah has now confirmed that the crowd will be allowed for the Mohali test match.
“The decision to allow spectators into the ground is one taken by State Cricketing Associations and in present circumstances, is based on various factors. I have spoken with the PCA office bearers and they have confirmed that cricket fans will be able to witness the historic moment of Virat Kohli playing his 100th Test match,” said Jay Shah in his statement.
“I am really looking forward to Virat Kohli’s 100th Test and wish our champion cricketer the very best. This is an occasion for our fans to savor. May he continue to represent the country in many more matches to come,” Shah added.
The Punjab Cricket Association is gearing up to host the test match. There, will be huge hoardings in the stadium, to mark Kohli’s achievement. The association is planning to felicitate Kohli during the test match. Virat Kohli has been a pillar of Indian cricket over the past decade.
He has scored 7962 runs in Test matches at an average of 50.39, including 27 centuries. The right-handed batter has led India to Test series wins in Australia and England. He will join the illustrious list and become the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 test matches.
Meanwhile, the cricket fans are delighted to have 50% crowd capacity at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions:
https://twitter.com/7jaiswalshivam/status/1498673738606432268?s=20&t=srEjec5izxUki3y6tTGfSQ
Kohliiiii…. Kohli…… Kohliiiii….. Kohli…
Stadium ee sounds tho motha mogipovali…. 🔥🔥😍😍#bcci allowing 50% of crowd for @imVkohli 100th test match.. 💪✌
That is the power of king👑 fans 💪
Thank you @BCCI 😍#ViratKohli𓃵 #KingKohli #GOAT #ViratKohli #Runmachine pic.twitter.com/i63pcAZ5MG— Ranjith Kumar Vaddemoni (Ranjith Virat) (@Ranjith484) March 2, 2022
Allowing crowds in Mohali at 50% capacity is an excellent move by @BCCI must commemorate @imVkohli’s contributions to Indian cricket in the right spirit. Not many players play a 100 test matches and even fewer have done more for test cricket than #Kohli
— Mohit Oza (@mohit_oza) March 1, 2022
King kohli will be pumped up to play his 100 th Test with 50 percent crowd.#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/mFVUA3Ukln
— hrithik (@hrithik71173107) March 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/ItsRoshanRai/status/1498660991348977669?s=20&t=_lhVEC24R6cqvupVfwpVYQ
BCCI to allow 50% of crowd for the 100th Test of Virat Kohli at Mohali
A big thanks to all the virat fans who participated in this trend ❤️🙏
Just soo sooo happy right now 😭❤️! pic.twitter.com/ocbjLcDxl2— Yashvi (@BreatheKohli) March 1, 2022
Give me INR 2 crore after crowd allowed for Kohli's 100th Test. I started the trend.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 1, 2022
Get the latest cricket news here and like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more such updates.