After an unruly crowd at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack during the ticket sales for the second ODI in the three-match series between India and England, some police officers were called in.
A video that has been making the rounds shows the crowd that had gathered outside the venue crammed together with a group of police officers who had come to keep an eye on the disorderly situation. In order to make things easier for the local population, a hose was also used. Interestingly, Sunday, February 9 is the date of the game.
Regarding India’s record at the Barabati Stadium, they have won 13 of their 17 games there. The last time India played an ODI there was a long time ago. On December 22, 2019, the hosts defeated the West Indies by a score of four wickets, spearheaded by star Indian batsman Virat Kohli. In the 50-over format, they have scored 381 at the ground and 178 at the ground, respectively.
Check out the viral Cuttack stadium ticket chaos moment here:
कटक में दूसरे वनडे की टिकट के लिए भगदड़ जैसी स्थिति। 15 लोगों के घायल होने की सूचना आ रही है।#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/BV2hPonUE1
— Abhishek Tripathi / अभिषेक त्रिपाठी (@abhishereporter) February 5, 2025
The India-England ODI series will begin in Nagpur.
On Thursday, February 6, Nagpur will host the first game of the series. The Indian team is coming off a convincing 4-1 victory over England in the recently finished Twenty20 International series. The third game of the series was won by the visitors by a score of 26 runs.
In the two bouts on either side of it, however, they were soundly defeated. In the one-day format, India has the advantage over the tourists, winning 14 times (58) compared to England’s 44 in the 107 games played between the two teams.