Don't "Take Fans For Granted": Frustrated India Pace Great Wants BCCI To Sort "Harder Than Before" Cricket World Cup Ticketing System

The 2023 Cricket World Cup is just round the corner. It starts on October 5 in Ahmedabad while the final will be played at the same venue on November 19. The ticket sales for the tournament has already started with India vs Pakistan match on October 14 seeing the maximum interest. However, several fans said that they found it hard to book the tickets. India pacer great Venkatesh Prasad is also disappointed that the ticket arrangement by the organisers.

"It's never been very easy to get World Cup tickets. But this time has been harder than before. Could have been better planned and I feel for the fans who have had high hopes and struggled to get tickets. I sincerely hope one of the most important stakeholders, the Fans get their worth and I hope @BCCI makes it easier for the fans," he wrote on X.

It's never been very easy to get World Cup tickets. But this time has been harder than before. Could have been better planned and I feel for the fans who have had high hopes and struggled to get tickets. I sincerely hope one of the most important stakeholders, the Fans get their...

"I urge the @BCCI to have more transparency in the World Cup ticketing system and not take fans for granted. Definitely in a stadium like Ahmedabad, for an #IndvsPak clash more than the sold 8500 tickets need to be available when the capacity is 1 lakh + . Likewise for all other matches , a larger chunk needs to be for the fans. 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," he wrote in a separate post.

I urge the @BCCI to have more transparency in the World Cup ticketing system and not take fans for granted. Definitely in a stadium like