I urge BCCI to show more transparency while selling ODI World Cup ticket: Venkatesh Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Tickets for the upcoming ODI World Cup are selling like hotcakes. The India versus Pakistan clash is set to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is the largest cricket stadium in the world and fans are waiting for October 14 to witness the two arch-rivals locking horns again in an ICC event.

Venkatesh Prasad has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to adopt a fan-first approach while selling tickets. He noted that it is important to sell at least 85,000 tickets for fans in a stadium that has a capacity of over one lakh. Reserving a substantial amount of tickets for corporates and members shouldn’t be the approach.

I urge the @BCCI to have more transparency in the World Cup ticketing and not take fans for granted. Definitely in a stadium luke Ahmedabad, for an #IndvsPak clash more than 8500 tickets need to be available whrn the capacity is 1 lakh + .  It will be more fulfilling if the diehard fan is kept happy and not deprived of this opportunity instead of reserving a large chunk for corporates and members.

I urge the @BCCI to have more transparency in the World Cup ticketing and not take fans for granted. Definitely in a stadium luke Ahmedabad, for an #IndvsPak clash more than 8500 tickets need to be available whrn the capacity is 1 lakh + .
It will be more fulfilling if the…

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 4, 2023