For the fans who missed out on getting tickets for the ODI World Cup 2023, there is finally a glimmer of hope as the second phase of tickets will go on sale from today. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will release 4,00,000 tickets for fans considering the huge demand for tickets, which was seen during the India matches of ticket sales, which went online from August 30.
However, BookMyShow is not the official ticketing partner, as BCCI has chosen ICC as the official ticketing partner for the second phase of ticket sales. From 8 PM today, fans can book tickets on the ICC website.
“After discussions with the hosting state associations, the BCCI has announced the release of approximately 400,000 tickets for the highly anticipated tournament. This measure is aimed at accommodating as many passionate cricket fans as possible ensuring their participation in this historic event,” the BCCI said in a media statement.
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World Cup 2023 Tickets: The second phase of ticket booking starts at 8 PM on the ICC website
For the uninitiated, BookMyShow was the primary sponsor of tickets for World Cup 2023. However, fans did not have a pleasant experience despite promptly logging in at 8 PM every day on the site for India matches. Such was the anger of fans that BookMyShow had to issue an apology letter to fans stating it there was a huge demand for tickets that made the experience unpleasant. After a lot of hullabaloo, fans now have another shot at getting hold of tickets.
Tickets for all of India’s matches are now being sold at the ICC website, which claims itself as a “safe space that allows sellers to name their price, and saves buyers from missing out.”
In simpler terms, the tickets are being sold at a re-selling platform, wherein the prices are not being set by any organization or authority, but by the sellers themselves. With the demand sky-rocketing steadily, the prices have been set extraordinarily high.
Tickets for India’s first match against Australia, which will be played in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on 8 October, have been listed at a minimum price of Rs 41,007, going up to Rs 100,059.
For the match against Bangladesh, to be held in Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on 19 October, the minimum price has been set at Rs 19,103.
Here are the ticket prices for India’s matches on the reselling platform (approximate):
- India vs Australia (Chennai) – Rs 41 thousand to 1 lakh
- India vs Afghanistan (Delhi) – Rs 41 thousand to 4 lakh
- India vs Pakistan (Ahmedabad) – Rs 47 thousand to 16 lakh
- India vs New Zealand (Himachal Pradesh) – Rs 47 thousand to 1.66 lakh
- India vs England (Lucknow) – Rs 19 thousand to 10 lakh
- India vs Sri Lanka (Mumbai) – Rs 60 thousand to 2.41 lakh
- India vs Bangladesh (Pune) – Rs 19 thousand to 76 thousand
- India vs South Africa (Kolkata) – Rs 11 thousand to 73 thousand
- India vs Netherlands (Bengaluru) – Rs 22 thousand to 4 lakh
(Prices sourced from a ticket reselling website).
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