A massive rush of cricket fans was witnessed outside Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as offline ticket sales for the India–South Africa T20 match began on Friday morning. Supporters started gathering from Thursday night, turning the entire stadium vicinity into a bustling crowd of eager spectators hoping to secure their seats for the December 9 clash.

Hundreds of fans—many of them young cricket enthusiasts—formed long queues that stretched around the stadium well before sunrise. Despite the cold weather, the crowd continued to grow through the night as people travelled from distant locations to ensure they did not miss the opportunity to purchase tickets.

To ensure smooth crowd management, the Commissionerate Police introduced a new crowd-control system for the first time. Steel barricades w

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