By CricketCountry Staff
In what would come as some solace for the cricket fans, the International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has apologised for the World Cup ticket episode that deprived thousands from watching World Cup matches.
Published: Feb 26, 2011, 03:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 26, 2011, 03:22 PM (IST)
The ICC chief also regretted the violent clashes between fans and baton-wielding police over the shortage of public tickets for the Indiaâs showdown with England
By CricketCountry Staff
Bangalore: Feb 26, 2011
In what would come as some solace for the cricket fans, the International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has apologised for the World Cup ticket episode that deprived thousands from watching World Cup matches.
The ticket distribution and availability for the Sunday’s India-England match at Bangalore has caused much resentment among the fans. “What is unfortunate is that too few go to the public as a general sale,” Lorgat said during a press conference at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. “No matter what sort of capacity we provide, the truth is that we won’t have enough seats for the demand that we have on our hands.”
It may be mentioned here that cricket fans in Bangalore, many of whom had queued overnight in the hope of securing one of 7,000 tickets for the India-England game, were baton-charged by police at Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
The ICC chief also regretted the violent clashes between fans and baton-wielding police over the shortage of public tickets for the India’s showdown with England. “Those are scenes that we would not like to see. None of us would like to see that,” Lorgat said.
He said that the ICC would sell unused blocked tickets through a ballot system for the remaining World Cup 2011 matches, especially the semifinals and the final. “We have decided to sell all the unused leased tickets through a ballot system for future matches, especially the semifinals and the final, to be fairer to all, including the public,” the ICC chief executive added.
