{"id":28401,"date":"2017-11-06T23:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/?p=28401"},"modified":"2017-11-07T13:58:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T08:28:52","slug":"t20i-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/t20i-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Things You Must Know If You Are Going To Kerala&#8217;s First T20I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Whether this is going to be your first live match experience or not, it is always helpful to have a rundown on the things you must make sure before you reach the stadium -you know, a comprehensive checklist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Bookmark this list because you would want to refer to it as the days get closer and the excitement kicks in. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Let us give you a fair share of warning. The place is going to be packed!<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">1. PARKING<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Six different areas around the stadium have been arranged with parking facilities for over 20,000 vehicles. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Karyavattom University Campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Karyavattom College Campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">L.N.C.P Compound<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Karyavattom B.Ed Centre<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Special arrangements have been made for providing parking facilities to VIP vehicles. The left hand side of the stadium would cater to two wheeler parking only. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">KCA has introduced<strong> \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/spacy-t20-trivandrum-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacy T20 Trivandrum<\/a>\u2019, a mobile application<\/strong> to help the public with smooth parking. The app can be downloaded from Google Playstore.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">2. PUBLIC TRANSPORT<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>KSRTC<\/strong> will provide special transport services for spectators on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of November. Buses will ply to The Sports Hub Trivandrum from <strong>Thampanoor central bus terminal, East Fort bus terminal and railway station bus stand<\/strong><i>. <\/i>The services will be available from the afternoon of the day of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"s1\">KSRTC services will be available from the afternoon of the day of the match. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Special services and reservation facilities have been arranged for public who are travelling from nearby cities like Kochi, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam. Boarding point for return will be near the stadium, after the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">3. SECURITY<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Including the Leela Palace and the Stadium, security systems have been divided into five zones. The security of these five zones shall be supervised by the Assistant Superintendents of Police and a total of 2500 policemen reporting to them. To safe guard the spectators and players, the security officers at the entrance and gallery will be on high alert.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Every nook and corner of the stadium shall be inspected using CCTV cameras and drones will be used for aerial view of the entire hub.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Fire force, ambulance and emergency medical team will be at disposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">4. TIMING\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The match will kickoff at 7.00 pm on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of November. The gates will be open to onlookers by evening 4.00. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. ENTRANCE\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">There are four gates to the stadium,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Gate 1<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is the main entrance and will be open to spectators. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Gate2 and 3:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This gate will be accessible for emergency services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Gate 4<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Entry for players and VIP will be through this gate. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>6. SEATING<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">People who hold the Rs.2000 tickets will be seated at the upper bowl, right next to the pavilion, and will have a better view of the stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Lower bowl provides seating facilities to the Rs.1000<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>ticket holders. Chairs have been arranged for the Rs.700 tickets and people with the Rs.350 tickets will occupy the space near the gallery. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">7. REFRESHMENTS\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Apart from the eateries in the hub, refreshments will be available on payment through the various stalls that will be set up at the stadium. The upper bowl will have stalls by the \u2018Food for Freedom Caf\u00e9\u2019, Kudumbashree and other private catering units.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Only private catering units will have stalls in the lower bowl. Bottled drinking water will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>8. RESTRICTIONS<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\">It should not come as a surprise to you, but there are some heavy restrictions on what you can take into the venue and how you should behave. A brief list is below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28407\" src=\"http:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/t20i-restrictions-security-sports-hub-ind-nz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/t20i-restrictions-security-sports-hub-ind-nz.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/t20i-restrictions-security-sports-hub-ind-nz-768x124.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bottles<\/strong>, <strong>lighters<\/strong>, <strong>cigarette<\/strong>, <strong>tins<\/strong>, <strong>cans<\/strong>, <strong>musical instruments<\/strong>, flammable, toxic, illegal or hazardous substances, <strong>metal containers<\/strong>, <strong>umbrellas<\/strong>, <strong>sharp objects<\/strong> (such as knives, syringes), <strong>cameras<\/strong>, <strong>helmets<\/strong>, <strong>power bank<\/strong>, <strong>selfie stick<\/strong>, <strong>wooden sticks<\/strong>, <strong>backpack<\/strong>, <strong>coins<\/strong>, <strong>firecrackers<\/strong> or weapons are not allowed inside the stadium.<\/li>\n<li>Any banner or flag of offensive or commercial nature is completely prohibited<\/li>\n<li>Children aged \u00a03 \u00a0years and above require a valid ticket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>9. A GREEN T20I<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The stadium is a <strong>Zero Waste Zone<\/strong> and around 50 Kudumbashree volunteers have been appointed to maintain the cleanliness of the stadium. Extended Producer Responsibility will enforced. With all the efforts put in, the government expects public cooperation in making Trivandrum\u2019s first T20I a grand success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">For more details about the event keep track of the official page of The Sports Hub: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSportsHubTvm\/\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSportsHubTvm\/<\/span><\/a> . <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether this is going to be your first live match experience or not, it is always helpful to have a rundown on the things you must make sure before you reach the stadium -you know, a comprehensive checklist.\u00a0 Bookmark this list because you would want to refer to it as the days get closer and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12363,"featured_media":28406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28401"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28411,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28401\/revisions\/28411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}