India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup tickets break all records, sold for INR 1.86 Crore
Earlier, India and Pakistan faced each other in the ODI World Cup to be played in India in 2023.
New Delhi: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face each other in the upcoming T20 World Cup, to be played in New York on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in the US.
Phase 1 of ticket sales for the major event began on February 22 via a public voting system and tickets for a limited number of matches were on sale on a first-come, first-served basis. The tickets are now being resold, with the match tickets for India and Pakistan being the same as the prices of NBA or Major League Baseball.
According to a report in USA Today, tickets for two of India’s matches – against Pakistan on June 9 in New York and against Canada on June 15 in Florida – both of which have already been sold out – are being sold at more than double the original price. rate on resale websites, such as StubHub and SeatGeek.
According to the link on the ICC website that facilitated the sale of tickets in the first phase, the minimum price of a ticket was INR 497, while the most expensive ticket was INR 33148 before taxes. The apex body had said that “no additional charges will be imposed in addition to the specified taxes”.
However, on these resale websites, the prices of VIP tickets were offered almost INR 33.15 lakhs. Now if you add the platform fees, it is INR 41.44 lakhs. On StubHub, the cheapest ticket for the India vs Pakistan match costs INR 1.04 lakhs. Meanwhile, on SeatGeek, the most expensive ticket for the clash between arch-rivals is INR 1.86 crore, including the platform fees.
During India and Pakistan’s last outing in the 2023 ODI World Cup, which was played in India, it was also in the news due to the black marking of the tickets.
However, India have not lost a single match against Pakistan since the 2022 T20 World Cup hosted by Australia, where arch-rivals met for the opening match at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Melbourne.