This story is from November 14, 2019

Indore set for India-Bangladesh Test

Replicas of Virat Kohli's 'number 18' jersey are one of the topmost selling items outside Holkar and Nehru Stadium.
Indore set for India-Bangladesh Test
Replicas of Virat Kohli's 'number 18' jersey are one of the topmost selling items outside Holkar and Nehru Stadium.
Ahead of the Test series, hawkers from metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata have already started putting up their stalls outside the stadium.
Rafiq Ansari from Delhi who is in the business for nearly three decades, said, "Among all the cities, Indore is a place where I get to do good business."
Apart from T-shirts which range from Rs 100 to Rs 150, these hawkers have been selling hats and caps that cost Rs 100 and Rs 80, bands at Rs 10 and flags go up to Rs 300 depending upon the size.
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Another hawker, Sanjit Das from Kolkata said that he decided to put up stall outside Nehru stadium as people had been coming to buy tickets here and from Wednesday, he would shift to Holkar Stadium.
How This Dancing Cop Manages Traffic & Selfies
Traffic cop Ranjeet Singh, famous for his Michael Jackson dance moves, who was deployed outside Holkar Stadium on Wednesday found himself in a difficult situation when his fans asked for a selfie and caused traffic jam.

The youngsters who had been waiting outside the stadium for Indian team started approaching him for selfies in the middle of the road making it difficult for four-wheelers to pass. Singh had to request them to shift on one side and obliged with selfies. "Fans approach with a lot of love and I cannot shoo them away. But, I also have to ensure that I do my work," said Singh.
MPCA On Toes Before Match Day
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has been on toes doing last-minute preparations for the Test series. Over 1000 day tickets were sold on Wednesday.
"The response for day tickets has also been good and we are expecting a good crowd during match," said MPCA president Abhilash Khandekar.
Efforts on to make Indore no.1 in sports too: Jitu
"Indore is number one in terms of cleanliness and it should be in terms of sports as well," said cabinet minister Jitu Patwari on Wednesday while inspecting arrangements at Holkar Stadium.
He said that they are working on providing modern facilities to budding players and Indore will be ranked number 1 in sports as well. Talking about new stadium, he said, "There is a place in Bijalpur available at low price and MPCA can buy it. MPCA has no dearth of money. I request it to make a big stadium which looks number one globally not just nationally."
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