{"id":613331,"date":"2025-12-05T07:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613331\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T07:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:10:18","slug":"vanished-in-minutes-virat-kohli-fever-sells-out-vizag-odi-kaifs-viral-post-captures-crowd-frenzy-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613331\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vanished in minutes&#8217;: Virat Kohli fever sells out Vizag ODI; Kaif&#8217;s viral post captures crowd frenzy | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/team-india.jpg\" alt=\"'Vanished in minutes': Virat Kohli fever sells out Vizag ODI; Kaif's viral post captures crowd frenzy\" title=\"Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh at Vizag. (Pic credit: BCCI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh at Vizag. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a> hasn\u2019t just returned to form \u2014 he has set off a nationwide frenzy strong enough to sell out an entire stadium. Back-to-back centuries in Ranchi and Raipur have turned what was shaping up to be a low-interest ODI in Visakhapatnam into the hottest cricket ticket in India this week. According to officials at the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), Kohli\u2019s stunning run-scoring spree single-handedly reversed sluggish online bookings for the third ODI against South Africa at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>When tickets first went on sale digitally on November 28, the association braced for a disappointing turnout. The lack of buzz even pushed the ACA towards the rare option of setting up offline ticket counters despite committing to a fully digital system this time. But everything changed the moment Kohli unfurled a spectacular century in Ranchi on November 30. Suddenly, Phase 2 and 3 of ticket sales disappeared in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Ruturaj Gaikwad press conference: Reveals Gautam Gambhir message, No.4 and more<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first phase response wasn\u2019t good,\u201d confirmed Y. Venkatesh from ACA\u2019s Media and Operations department to The Indian Express. \u201cAfter Kohli\u2019s hundred at Ranchi, the second and third phases vanished in minutes. Nothing was left unsold.\u201dIt wasn\u2019t just victory that fans chased \u2014 it was the chance to witness a phenomenon. Kohli\u2019s numbers in Vizag fuelled the madness: an average of 97.83 in seven ODIs, featuring three centuries and a 99. Even ticket prices ranging from Rs 1,200 to Rs 18,000 couldn\u2019t slow demand.<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe Kohli can maintain this form for the upcoming matches?<\/p>\n<p>The frenzy spilled into real life, too. Hours before <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/team-india\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team India<\/a> landed in Vizag, hundreds gathered at the airport, waiting through repeated flight delays from Raipur. Security guards were bombarded with one question in multiple languages: \u201cWhen are they landing?\u201d The answer mattered because Kohli was on board.After his 53rd ODI century in Raipur, cricket legends poured in praise. But the loudest came from Mohammad Kaif, who summed up a nation\u2019s emotion in eight simple words: \u201cWithout Kohli cricket is nothing\u2026 pure vintage!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh at Vizag. 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