ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: On September 6, BCCI in its media release had announced that it will release 400,000 tickets in the next phase of ticket sales for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
At 6:49 PM, BCCI shared a tweet which stated that the general sale of tickets for all the matches of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 will commence from 8 PM IST onwards tonight.
Looking to grab your tickets 🎫 for the #CWC23 ?
September 8, 2023
Here's what you need to do 📝😃
General sale of tickets for all matches of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ will commence from 8 PM IST onwards TONIGHT 😎
Click on the link to book your tickets 🔽… pic.twitter.com/a56jWGVY31Few hours earlier, a 'Coming Soon' message was shown across all India matches on the BookMyShow platform.
Source: BookMyShow
BCCI had announced that the general sale of tickets for all matches of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 will commence from 8:00 PM IST onwards on September 8, 2023, and fans can purchase tickets by visiting the official ticketing website at https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com.
AdvertisementIt also stated that fans will be notified of the further sale of tickets in the next phase in due course.
How to book world cup 2023 tickets for India matches
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to book tickets for Cricket World Cup 2023 matches.
Step 1) Visit ICC's official ticketing website at https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com
Step 2) Click on 'India' under 'Find the matches by team'.
Step 3) Select the match for which you want to purchase the World Cup tickets.
Step 4) Click on the 'Book' option available on the screen.
Step 5) A login prompt will appear through which you can log in.
Step 6) Select the required number of seats.
Step 7) Select the seating area for which you want to purchase tickets.
Step 8) Click on 'Book'.
Step 9) Add the pincode for the home delivery of tickets.
Step 10) Enter the required personal details.
Step 11) Click on Proceed to Pay and make the payment.
The announcement came just a few days after the World Cup ticket fiasco which saw many irate fans criticise BCCI and BookMyShow for the manner in which the entire ticket sales took place.
AdvertisementPreviously, BCCI had segregated India match ticket sales for all users (excluding MasterCard users) in a phase-wise manner. The ticket sales saw match tickets being sold in different phases with ticket sales of matches distributed across various venues as mentioned below.
India matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum: August 30 from 8 PM IST onwards.
India matches at Chennai, Delhi and Pune: August 31 from 8 PM IST onwards.
India matches at Dharamsala, Lucknow and Mumbai: September 1 from 8 PM IST onwards.
India matches at Bengaluru and Kolkata: September 2 from 8 PM IST onwards.
India match at Ahmedabad: September 3 from 8 PM IST onwards.
ICC World Cup 2023: India Match Ticket Prices
Here are the ticket prices for the India matches of the ICC World Cup 2023.
India vs Pakistan match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad: Ticket prices begin from Rs 2000.
India vs Sri Lanka match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1500.
India vs Australia match at M. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1500.
India vs Afghanistan match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi: Ticket prices begin from Rs 750.
India vs Bangladesh match at MCA International Stadium in Pune: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1200.
India vs New Zealand match at HPCA Cricket Ground in Dharamshala: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1500.
India vs England match at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1500.
India vs South Africa match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata: Ticket prices begin from Rs 900.
India vs Netherlands match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru: Ticket prices begin from Rs 1000.
Cricket World Cup 2023 Ticket Fiasco
On August 31, when tickets for the non-warm-up matches went on sale, many cricket fans faced issues with respect to the ticket booking process. Users were not able to book tickets as either the BookMyShow website was not responding or users were made to wait in the queue for more than 2 hours before moving ahead in the queue.
But what followed was complete chaos. Fans were left astonished when tickets for matches like India vs Australia and India vs Bangladesh were sold out in minutes.
If that wasn't enough, the tickets for the India vs South Africa match which went on sale on September 2nd were sold out in less than a minute after going live on the platform.
AdvertisementBut what angered the fans more than anything else was when the tickets for the India vs Pakistan match went on sale. Fans were kept waiting for more than 40 minutes after the sale window opened with many of them being unable to book any tickets.
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