IPL 2024: Buzz for KKR vs RR Qualifier 1 dies down as excitement for RR vs RCB Eliminator continues to rise

The biggest cricket carnival of India in the form of the Indian Premier League ( IPL 2024) is rapidly approaching its end. With the group stage of the tournament concluded, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are the four teams present in the playoffs of the tournament. 

KKR and SRH will be competing in Qualifier 1 of the tournament for a place in the final, whereas RCB and RR will take on each other in the Eliminator to keep their hopes alive. It is worth noting that the excitement for the playoffs is quite low in Ahmedabad. The home side Gujarat Titans (GT), have bowed out of the tournament from the group stages, and the big guns, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI), do not feature as well.

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With three big teams knocked out, the people in Ahmedabad are not as excited for the clash between KKR and SRH; most fans are putting their money towards the game between RCB and RR as it features Virat Kohli.

There is huge demand for second game because of Virat Kohli: Ticket counter executive

According to reports, the fans in Ahmedabad are willing to pay extra money for the tickets to the Eliminator, obviously not via online portals but in black, outside the venue. As per News18 CricketNext, one of the executives at the ticket counter revealed that there were plenty of tickets still available for Qualifier 1 between KKR and SRH.

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“If you want to book tickets now [at 7:30 PM on May 19], you can go to the app and get it done. There are several seats available, the tickets for the Eliminator were sold out for now. The sale of the new lot will begin again at some point. There is a huge demand for the second game, maybe because of Virat Kohli,” the executive was quoted as saying by News18.

Even outside the venue, various vendors gathered to sell the jerseys of all four teams in the knockouts. However, the fans are interested in buying RCB’s jersey, which is priced higher than the others. Even the MS Dhoni shirts were being sold at Rs 200.