The World Cup, the largest cricket event in the world, has just 24 hours remaining, and India’s ace batsman Virat Kohli has kindly asked his friends and acquaintances not to bother him with ticket requests while the competition is going on. While the majority of the Chepauk games are sold out. It is nothing new for cricketers to be pressured by ticket demands as India’s World Cup campaign gets underway against Australia in Chennai on Sunday. Kohli does not want any distractions. Team India is expected to give the World Cup its best effort. He has asked the audience to watch the matches from the comfort of their homes. Virat Kohli has asked his buddies to refrain from repeatedly asking him for tickets.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma About World Cup Tickets
“As the World Cup draws near, I respectfully ask that all of my friends refrain from asking me for tickets throughout the competition. Please enjoy from the comfort of your homes.” Kohli stated on his Instagram story, adding a laughing emoji.
Cricketer Virat Kohli is by no means the first to struggle with an influx of ticket demands. Famous former cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, and Ashish Nehra. tHEYave openly discussed their experiences of being pestered by friends who were eager to get them tickets to important games. Such as the 2011 World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan.
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, Kohli’s wife. Posted her husband’s message on Instagram along with the following statement. “And let me just add… please don’t want me to help if your messages go unanswered. Thank you for being so patient.”
World Cup 2023 Tickets
The ICC had announced a staged strategy for ticket distribution, notably for India matches. In an effort to regulate the ticketing process and prevent fan hysteria. Tickets for all non-Indian games and non-Indian warm-up matches went on sale as part of the rollout plan on August 25. This allowed supporters to purchase tickets for matches featuring India, but also England, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and the Netherlands.
When it came to India contests, things were even more complicated. The ICC decided to divide the ticket sales into groups according to the various venues. Tickets for India’s exhibition games began going on sale on August 30, while the main round began going on sale on August 31. Notably, on September 3, tickets for the eagerly awaited India vs. Pakistan match were available for purchase.
The Indian people have previously had great difficulty in obtaining tickets for World Cup games. They had to put up with protracted computer lines that frequently ended in discouraging denials. The ICC decided to create a more effective procedure after the official ticketing platform for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, BookMyShow, had serious performance concerns. On September 6, the BCCI announced the second phase’s availability of a further 400,000 tickets, with sales beginning on September 8.
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