Krunal Pandya visits temple ahead of RCB vs GT showdown:Fans complain about online ticket booking, Arvind Vegda to perform at closing ceremony

The IPL final will be played on Sunday between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Thousands of fans from across the country have reached Ahmedabad to watch the match. Long queues have formed at the stadium’s ticket counters. Many fans have also lodged complaints regarding ticket bookings. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers player and Baroda resident Krunal Pandya visited the Vardayini Mata Temple in Rupal before the match. He offered prayers and sought blessings with his wife and child. Fans arrived from across the country, Kohli-named T-shirts selling more Outside the stadium, the sale of both teams’ T-shirts has also picked up pace. Vishnu Pawar, who came from Mumbai to sell T-shirts, said that he has come to sell T-shirts outside the stadium. He informed that T-shirts with Virat Kohli’s name have seen the highest sales. Divyaben, who came from Bengaluru, said that she has come to watch the final with her son. She has already booked a hotel. She hopes that Bengaluru players will perform well and the team will win. Harshita, who came from Hyderabad, said that she has come to watch the final with her friend. All her friends are supporting Bengaluru, but she hopes that Gujarat Titans will win the final. Many complaints regarding online ticket booking Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who came from Jharkhand, said that he had booked about 10 tickets through the District app and about 10 thousand rupees were also deducted from his account. Despite this, upon reaching the stadium, he was told that the tickets were not booked. Rajesh said that the tickets appeared booked in the app, but he was not given tickets at the venue. He said that many people are facing similar problems and no solution has been found yet. Sharad, who came from Hyderabad, said that he had a ticket, but upon reaching the stadium, he found out that it was mandatory to provide a photocopy of the Aadhar card to collect the ticket. He said that there were long queues at both the ticket counter and the photocopy shop, which led to a long wait. Meanwhile, cricket fan Meenakshi said that she had booked tickets online and was waiting for offline tickets since 10 AM. After much effort, she got the tickets. She said that she was worried about not getting tickets, but as soon as she got them, her happiness doubled. Arvind Vegda’s Performance at the Closing Ceremony Gujarati singer Arvind Vegda will perform at the closing ceremony of the final match. Spectators are expected to dance to his popular Gujarati songs. According to people associated with the event, special preparations have been made for this. Meanwhile, BCCI has also prepared special light shows and cultural performances. Different programs will take place at intervals of about 10 minutes. For the convenience of spectators, two medical hospitals and eight medical counters have also been set up. GCA Secretary said – ‘Included among the world’s best stadiums’ Gujarat Cricket Association Secretary Anil Patel told Divya Bhaskar that Narendra Modi Stadium is considered not only among the best stadiums in the country but also in the world. According to him, excellent facilities have been provided here for players and spectators. Anil Patel said that the pitch prepared for the final is also of high quality. He said that the facilities available here and the organisational arrangements have created a distinct identity worldwide. Thanking Jay Shah, he said that they got the opportunity to host the IPL final for the fourth time in a very short period.