‘20000 per seat’: India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match

ISLAMABAD: The T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by the United States and West Indies for the very first time in history, between June 1 and June 29.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has set the ticket prices for these cricket matches in hundreds of dollars for ordinary fans and thousands of dollars in the diamond category. 

The long-standing rivals, India and Pakistan, will come face-to-face on Sunday, June 9, at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

The prices set by the ICC for the diamond category is $20,000, which is around Rs1.7 million in India and around Rs5.6 million in Pakistani currency.

Meanwhile, according to the former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, tickets for the highly-anticipated match being held are offered for as much as $20,000 (Rs.5,566,180) per seat. He believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) intends to put profits ahead of the game promotion.

“Shocked to learn that ICC is selling tickets for Diamond Club at $20000 per seat for the #indvspak WC game. The WC in the US is for game expansion & fan engagement, not a means to make profits on gate collections. $2750 for a ticket It’s just #notcricket #intlcouncilofcrooks,” he posted on X, which was formerly known as Twitter.

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Due to strong demand prices for India-Pakistan games have previously skyrocketed, with several instances of tickets being sold for more than ten times their initial price.

Since 2013, due to political tensions, India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series, which has increased the excitement around the games whenever the two countries play each other in the Asia Cup or the ICC events.

India’s World Cup campaign will begin on Wednesday, June 5, in New York against Ireland and continue the following day in the same city against Pakistan. Prior to concluding their Group A campaign against Canada, they will play the hosts, the USA, next.