The Caribbeans are coming to the city again. The third ODI between West Indies and India will be played at the ACA-VDCA stadium on October 14. West Indies played India in November last, and an ODI during its India tour was allotted to the city again in view of the diamond jubilee of the Andhra Cricket Association.
This will be the fourth ODI in the city between India and West Indies. India won two matches, at the MCV stadium and the ACA-VDCA stadium. The city has hosted 10 ODIs so far.
Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust M.T. Krishna Babu, who is chairman of the ODI organising committee, at a press conference here on Thursday, explained the arrangements being made for the match.
Several committees were constituted during a meeting with the GVMC and district officials on security, traffic control, food, water, sanitation, etc.
District Collector N. Yuvaraj, president of Andhra Cricket Association D.V. Subba Rao, and general secretary Gokaraju Gangaraju were present.
Tickets priced at Rs. 250 (1,800) meant only for clubs and their players; Rs. 400 (3,500), Rs. 1,000 (9,298), Rs. 1,500 (6,028); Rs. 2,000 (4,310), and Rs. 5,000 (1,620) will be issued. Higher denomination tickets will be sold online and other tickets through eSeva centres.
Another meeting will be convened on October 4 to finalise the arrangements and to check the floodlights and other facilities at the stadium.
Regarding Test status to the stadium, Mr. Gangaraju said some minor changes suggested to the venue by the ICC would be completed by this month end. A BCCI team was expected to visit the stadium again. He was confident that the BCCI, during its next AGM, would accord Test status to the stadium.
The BCCI and other centres in the country appreciated the ACA for conducting all the ODIs without any hitch, he said.
