The canopy covering all the stands and the new floodlight system at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium at Uppal here is in place to make it as spectator-friendly as possible for the India-England Test match from January 25, says Hyderabad Cricket Association president A. Jagan Mohan Rao.
Mr. Rao said it is a different kind of challenge for the new Apex Council of HCA to host the ‘prestigious’ match. “We are making every effort possible to ensure that there is no scope for any complaints as all basic issues are being addressed. We hope it will be a huge success,” he said.
Referring to the ticketing, the HCA chief said 26,600 tickets daily and 4,600 season tickets (for all five days) were already sold out. “To ensure there are no irregularities, tickets would be sold only online on the Paytm platform. We have also made arrangements to facilitate free entry daily for 5,000 students from sixth to 12th standard from government schools and government-recognised schools for all five days. The students should come in their uniform and carry their identity cards,” he added.
