It is expected to be a full house at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium on Monday and Wednesday as the Lucknow Super giants are going to take on the royal challenges of Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, respectively. Both Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be playing for the first time ever in Lucknow, as both of them have never played any international or league format match in the city.
Anant Kanchan, who is pursuing his degree in engineering and has bought the stand tickets for both matches, says, "We are rooting for the home team, but our heart lies with Dhoni and Kohli. I will surely want LSG to win and lift the trophy, but the fact remains that both of my favourite players are beyond any league.
I will be wearing an RCB jersey for Kohli and a CSK one to support my favourite Dhoni. I am just looking forward to cheering Kohli and Dhoni both with full enthusiasm once I see the ‘gods of cricket’ on the field."
Lucknow Stadium has a capacity of 55,000 spectators, and for these two matches, the prices of the tickets have already been increased.
Rajesh Sikka, a businessman, said that "from 349 to 12,999, the prices now start at 1,250 to 30,000." The ticket that I bought for 500 for the Hyderabad match, this time for the same stand, I bought for 2,700. But I have promised my son to take him to an RCB match, so I had to."
A source from the LSG team says that the franchise is expecting a full house for all three upcoming matches.