The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has announced that the match will be played at a closed stadium as Kohli’s fans prepare to line up in support of Kohli in Mohali. The decision comes in the wake of the Kovid-19 cases in and around Mohali.
Fans say it would be unfair to have to play in an empty stadium when a legend like Kohli has reached such an important milestone. Virat Kohli has stepped down from the captaincy following a disagreement with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly after the South African series. The Kohli-Ganguly disagreement became a major controversy. Fans allege that revenge for this is happening now.
Fans point out that this is a deliberate move to humiliate Virat Kohli and not just admit spectators in Kohli’s 100th match but admit spectators in all other matches. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSA) has said it will admit 50% of the seats in the second Test in Bengaluru. Fans say this is a denial of justice.
Kohli’s 100th Test match is also Rohit Sharma’s Test debut as captain. Kohli made his Test debut in June 2011 against the West Indies in Jamaica. Kohli scored 10 and 15 in the first Test. Since then, Kohli has scored 7962 runs in 99 matches at an average of 50.39. The highest score is 254 not out. Kohli has 27 centuries and 28 fifties.
Bullet shells found | Bullet shells found on Sri Lankan team bus; Inquiry
Bullet shells recovered from a bus used by the Sri Lankan cricket team on a tour of India. The shells were found during a search by Chandigarh police. Two bullet shells were found inside the bus.
The shells were found in the luggage compartment of the bus. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The driver has been taken into police custody and is being questioned. The Sri Lankan players took this private bus from their hotel in Chandigarh to the ground in Mohali.
The inspection was carried out while the bus was parked near the hotel where the team members were staying. Police said the bus was rented from Tara Brothers. The shells were found in the luggage compartment of the bus.
Days ago the same bus was rented for a wedding trip. Celebratory shootings are still banned in northern India as part of weddings, but are still practiced.
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