India-England ODI at Barabati stadium: Odisha CM buys first ticket

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday purchased the first ticket for the forthcoming India-England one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, slated for February 9.

The information was provided through the Chief Minister’s official account on social media platform X.

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Taking to its X handle, the CMO wrote, “Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will host a one-day international cricket match between India and England on February 9. Officials from the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), including acting president Pankaj Mohanty and secretary Sanjay Behera, met the CM along with Angul MLA and member of the Apex Council Pratap Pradhan, secretary of Odisha Olympic Association Abhijit Pal, and former legislator Lalitendu Mahapatra. On this occasion, the CM bought the first match ticket.”

In a separate gesture, representatives from the cricket association paid a visit to Jagannath temple in Puri to extend invitations to the Holy Trinity for the impending match.

Worth mentioning, the ticket prices previously announced by OCA for the India-England ODI match had defeated the excitement of cricket lovers.

Cricket enthusiasts alleged they have to cough up an exorbitant price to watch the match from the galleries as the OCA has increased the ticket prices by nearly 1.5 times.

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However, after cricket lovers and former cricketers took exception to ticket price hikes for the India-England ODI match, the OCA announced a cut in the prices of tickets on November 19 last year.

Barabati Stadium last witnessed an ODI on December 22, 2019. It was played between India and West Indies. An ODI has returned to the stadium after a long gap.