BCCI faces flak over World Cup ticket sales, poor attendance
Safir Anand has been tweeting furiously complaining about mismanagement in sales of tickets for the ongoing Cricket World Cup. Scores of others joined him on Sunday when the high-profile India-Australia match in Chennai witnessed thin spectator attendance despite no ticket being available online.
«I have seen world cup matches across the world.
You have ballots and once you choose matches you can get tickets to one or more matches. Even in Wimbledon, the ballot is open for a few days and then a draw of lots is done,» Anand said.
He said the ticket system for the ongoing tournament is «flawed».
«It needed you to rely on a portal that kept crashing out on day one. Didn't show any accurate info on waiting and even if you logged in and saw seats, it created problems in picking them,» he said.
Moreover, in World Cup cricket seats are being randomly opened as if cricket lovers should remain logged in 24x7," Anand said.
«Giving tickets 1-3 hours before a match assumes hotels, airlines, trains, etc. are sorted.»
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is facing flak from all quarters for its handling of ticket sales for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 amid low attendance for the first few matches.
«My ticket-buying experience was harrowing, and after seeing empty seats in India's opening game, it is bewildering as to where the tickets disappeared,» said Mumbai-based marketing professional Sachin Gupta, who couldn't book tickets for any of the India matches.
