Wankhede attracts a big crowd for first ODI since 2020

A renovated and refurbished Wankhede Stadium attracted a big crowd on a working day for the first ODI between India and Australia on Friday — the first match after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) accomplished the first section of the work.

It was a good crowd — round 20,000 by a tough estimate — however far in need of the complete home of 33,000, contemplating the Wankhede Stadium was internet hosting a one-dayer after three years.

The MCA had began renovation and refurbishing of the stadium in a phased method after some followers had criticised the services on the stadiums in India. On Tuesday, the MCA had by means of a social media publish introduced the completion of the first section of the renovation of the stadium that was rebuilt forward of the 2011 World Cup and hosted the ultimate.

It was additionally the first One-Day International within the stadium since January 2020 — the identical two sides had performed that match with Australia successful by 10 wickets on January 14.

The match has attracted a number of celebrities together with famous person Rajnikanth, Maharashtra governor Ramesh Bais, and Bollywood star Ajay Devgn.

The sale of tickets for Friday’s encounter was gradual and was occurring until the beginning of the match on the adjoining Mumbai Hockey Hockey (MHA) Mahindra Stadium.

“Usually, the tickets are sold mostly online and those that are sold at the booking window at the MHA, are done within an hour or so on the first day. This time the going has been slow and is still available,” an MHA employees stated.

Besides it being a working day, another excuse for the smaller quantity might be the sunny and scorching situations and the truth that India have been fielding.

The tickets are additionally not that low-cost, priced at Rs 2000 and Rs 2500.

Though the MCA claimed to have refurbished the stadium, some followers put out photographs of soiled chairs within the stands, as soon as once more highlighting the not so spectator-friendly cricket stadia within the nation.

–IANS

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