Buy two get one free at Mohali

All student tickets on sale for King’s XI Punjab’s next home game at Mohali have been sold out. In addition to this, the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium which is the home turf of the Kings XI Punjab will offer one free ticket upon the purchase of two tickets, said Chief Executive Officer, Neil Maxwell. This is done with a view to giving incentives to cricket fans.The attendance for the first home game of the King’s XI against the Chennai All student tickets for the next two DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at Mohali have Super Kings, played on April 19 was 60%. He added that the sale of tickets for the second and third matches have increased and are already 50% and 40% sold-out. However this initiative is restricted to the purchase of tickets priced Rs. 750 and Rs. 3000 only and is presently valid only for the next two matches that are played in Mohali. The Yuvraj Singh-led side face the Mumbai Indians on April 25 and the Delhi Daredevils on April 27.Punjab Cricket Association president, Inderjit Singh Bindra was quoted as saying, ''we were the first one to have a day match but a night match makes a lot of difference. We had told the organisers beforehand that the first match should not be a day match but somehow they could not reschedule it.''Bindra, former president of the Board Of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) added, ''We had written three weeks ago that it's unfair to get a day match but now once you lose the tempo you have to work twice as hard to rebuild it.” When asked what the ideal time to start a Twenty20 match was, Bindra said ''eight o'clock is much better timing for cricket and entertainment.''With a view of finding a viable media, Bindra said ''IPL does not want to cannibalise international cricket. International tours would be given priority and moreover we want to co-exist with international cricket.'' He clarified that the IPL “is a domestic tournament. The ICC will be happy to create a window for IPL and we will make a formal request only after this tournament,” he said.