In the recent series of developments around 50 per cent of spectators likely for the second Test match between India and England in Chennai. The Central Government has announced fresh COVID-19 guidelines which permitted crowd attendance at fifty per cent of capacity at sporting venues. The first two Test matches of the high-profile series will be played at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association had deliberated on the entry of spectators earlier also before deciding that the first two matches would be held closed doors.
However, the latest guidelines from the home ministry on easing restrictions on public movement might given them a chance to allow spectators in the stadium.
A senior TNCA official said it will not be possible to permit the crowd in the first Test due to short notice but they will try to get it for the second match.
“There is no time to allow entry of spectators for the first Test starting on February 5 as we only received the government notification on Saturday. You can’t organise entry of spectators at such a short notice,” a senior TNCA official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
