Virat Kohli will play in an empty stadium without spectators, know why this decision was taken?

Virat Kohli: Indian cricket team’s star cricketer Virat Kohli is going to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy after a long time. Virat will be seen in action for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh on 24th December. But meanwhile, bad news is coming for the fans of Virat Kohli. Actually, The Vijay Hazare Trophy match is to be played between Delhi and Andhra Pradesh on 24th December at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Regarding this match, the Karnataka Government has informed the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) It has been instructed that the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches will be played in an empty stadium without spectators.

Why will the match be played in an empty stadium?

Virat Kohli will have to play against Andhra Pradesh in an empty stadium on 24 October. The Karnataka government has taken this decision due to the tragic accident that took place on June 4. Where, during the celebration of RCB’s first trophy win, 11 people lost their lives and many were injured. Since then this The stadium is restricted to top level cricket. BCCI Also, 5 matches including the final of the Women’s World Cup played in October-November had to be shifted to another stadium.

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Improvement work is going on in the stadium

Earlier news was coming that this match would be held in some other stadium instead of Chinnaswamy. However, this did not happen and Virat Kohli will play the match in Chinnaswamy only.

The thing is something like this ksc Had indicated that 2 stands of the stadium could be opened for the general public, which could have seating arrangements for 2000 to 3000 spectators. But the state government opposed the proposal, citing potential security and compliance concerns. The state government believes that necessary improvement works are still going on in many parts of the stadium, due to which now the match will be played in an empty stadium.

Will you be able to watch the match on TV and mobile?

Even if there is no entry of spectators in Chinnaswamy Stadium. But you can comfortably watch Virat Kohli playing sitting at home. Yes, live match of Virat and Rohit Sharma Telecast is going to happen. All the matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy are going to start at 9 am. You can watch this match live on Star Sports Network. Apart from this, the match can also be streamed on Jio Hotstar.

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