IND vs SL: BCCI allows 50 percent crowd capacity for Virat Kohli's 100th Test

Virat Kohli will be playing the 100th Test of his fantabulous international career and luckily, 50 per cent crowd capacity will be able to view his batting at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali. Kohli has been going through a lean patch without centuries for the last three years in international cricket and his numbers in Tests especially have come down. The 33-year-old made his Test debut in 2011 and since then, he has gone on to score 7962 runs at an average of 50.4.

Kohli was rested for the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka and he hasn’t been able to get the big scores under his belt despite getting starts. His weakness in the fifth stump line has started to creep in again but hardly any cricketer can do it better than him when it comes to making a comeback and he will be looking to end his century drought in the upcoming series.

Meanwhile, it was earlier reported that the Mohali Test will be played behind closed doors. However, the latest developements suggest 50 percent of spectators can fill up the seats. Meanwhil, Kohli has stepped down from the Test captaincy role after the South Africa tour and will be playing as a pure batter under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. He has been the most successful captain for India in Tests with 40 wins in 68 Tests. The right-hander had a terrific series in 2017 when Sri Lanka toured India last time around and smacked back to back double centuries in consecutive Tests.

Fans will be there to watch Virat Kohli: PCA Treasurer

RP Singla, the treasurer of the Punjab Cricket Association confirmed that the BCCI has allowed a 50 per cent crowd for the first Test between India and Sri Lanka. India has looked past Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha for this series while the members on the bench will get a go.

“We got the communication from BCCI about the allowing of fans at 50% capacity for the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Mohali starting March 4. So far, we will allow online sale of tickets from Wednesday onwards as it becomes crowded at the ticket counters at the stadium. Fans will be there to watch Virat Kohli play his 100th Test match and PCA will ensure that all Covid-19 protocols are followed,” RP Singla was quoted as saying by Timesnownews.com