GUWAHATI, Jan 8: Team India’s star batsmen arrived in Guwahati on Saturday for the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on January 10.
Assam will hold a 50 overs International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on January 10.
Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Shreyas Santosh Iyer arrived at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Borjhar, Guwahati on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) is geared up for the upcoming Cricket match and taking all precautionary measures for the smooth conduct of the match.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday visited Barsapara Cricket stadium to take stock of the same before India-Sri Lanka match.
The ACA has sold over 17,000 tickets for the ODI match and the Barsapara Cricket Stadium has a seating capacity of 40,000 people.
Talking to media persons, ACA president Taranga Gogoi said, “To make things easier for the people who find it difficult to book online tickets, arrangements have been made to sell tickets offline as well. Tickets have been dispatched to our affiliated units as well to enable the cricket enthusiasts of the respective places to buy tickets with ease.”
