3rd ODI between India and South Africa turns into a Political Verdict

Some Drama out there!! The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium in Khandheri, which is the venue for the third One-day International between the cricketing giants of India and South Africa, has turned into a political stage for distinctive conflicts. For the occasion, everyone’s eyes here are on the political diversions being played out, with the cricket teams’ entry a day prior going verging on unnoticed. The five-match series at present is tied 1-1 after India won the second ODI.

Politicians threaten to Interrupt the Rajkot ODI

After Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel’s danger to disturb Sunday’s match, it has now been charged that individuals from the BJP have acquired near 20,000 tickets to discredit Patel’s unavoidable risk.

Hardik, making his aim clear, blamed the BJP for playing legislative issues over a cricket match. He sent a WhatsApp message from his own number, requesting that SCA “clear up on why they announced that all tickets are sold disregarding the way that numerous tickets yet stay unsold.” He included: “PAAS will obstruct the way of both the groups (of India and South Africa) to the stadium (on the match day) and we will likewise cordon the whole stadium.”

The stadium has an official seating limit of 28,000. The BJP individuals, as per sources, will enter the stadium wearing T-shirts that will have Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture engraved on them.Phenomenal security game plans have been made for the match day. Taking all things together, 2,100 policemen will be situated at the SCA Stadium, which is double the numbers normally sent in ODI security.

Despite the fact that Saurashtra Cricket Association secretary Niranjan Shah released all such talk as “negligible hypothesis”, he neglected to give a precise figure of what number of tickets were sold or made accessible to the general population.

“Like in the past we have taken after every one of the systems. The main distinction this time is that we have requested that ticket purchasers should show their id cards,” Shah, a veteran cricket director, said. There was inconvenience provided details regarding Friday morning when a furious crowd stripped the blockades and blazed boards after they discovered all ticket windows close at Race Course Ground. This, after sources at the SCA said that they had sold near 4,500 tickets till Friday evening.