Chennai’s cricket lovers thronged the MA Chidambaram Stadium to collect their tickets for the 2nd Test between India and England ignoring social distance norms as chaos ensued with authorities intervening to bring situation under control. According to reports, one person fainted after having to wait for hours in the queue.
With international cricket returning to India with a four-match Test series against England earlier this month, BCCI has permitted the entry of fans from the 2nd match onwards considering the ever-improving coronavirus situation in the country. Chennai is hosting the first two matches with Chepauk permitted to allow a 50 per cent crowd.
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) had announced online booking of tickets for the 2nd Test that starts from Saturday, however, the physical copies of it were required to be picked from the stadium itself.
Confusion prevailed due to the fact that people misunderstood that they could only redeem their tickets on Thursday. “The TNCA had announced that tickets booked online for the second Test could be redeemed from February 11. However, they seem to have misunderstood it and came to the stadium resulting in crowds and confusion,” a TNCA official told PTI.
