Has BCCI failed to be a proper (and safe) ICC host?

[Major]

Once again matches are being reschduled as stadiums and cities claim they cant host back to back games or cant provide proper security.

This affects all the businesses related to hospitality and vendors that bought tenders for selling services.

BCCI even sold the tickets very late in to the year and there were no online sales.....

This is the first time BCCI is actually hosting the whole ICC ODI world Cup, and they have failed uptil now

 

[U$ofA]

Once again matches are being reschduled as stadiums and cities claim they cant host back to back games or cant provide proper security.

This affects all the businesses related to hospitality and vendors that bought tenders for selling services.

BCCI even sold the tickets very late in to the year and there were no online sales.....

This is the first time BCCI is actually hosting the whole ICC ODI world Cup, and they have failed uptil now

I would blame the ICC. They are in charge. The buck stops with the ICC. So far this looks like poor organization and management all around. I think it is only going to get bad from here going forward for the fans.

 

[Major]

I would blame the ICC. They are in charge. The buck stops with the ICC. So far this looks like poor organization and management all around. I think it is only going to get bad from here going forward for the fans.

icc is not the host, its bcci

 

[U$ofA]

icc is not the host, its bcci

They are just providing the facilities, for which they will get paid by the ICC. The ICC is in charge of everything.

Let me put it this way. Every $ of income made as part of the tournament goes directly to the ICC. The BCCI is not going to take charge of anything that they have no control of $$$ inflow over. Neither is the ICC going to give away any sort of control to anyone in this tournament.

 

[Major]

They are just providing the facilities, for which they will get paid by the ICC. The ICC is in charge of everything.

Let me put it this way. Every $ of income made as part of the tournament goes directly to the ICC. The BCCI is not going to take charge of anything that they have no control of $$$ inflow over. Neither is the ICC going to give away any sort of control to anyone in this tournament.

lol.

again BCCI is host. THey are not just providing facilities, they are hosting the world cup.

 

[hitthestump]

India have catagorically embarassed themselves with their organisation of the World Cup so far.

The BCCI knew well in advance that the tournament was coming but were too busy doing bhangra over TV deals from the IPL.

As a result we are already seeing chaos as the average fan is wildly inconvenienced by the BCCI's incompetence.

Nothing will change either.

 

[Major]

India have catagorically embarassed themselves with their organisation of the World Cup so far.

The BCCI knew well in advance that the tournament was coming but were too busy doing bhangra over TV deals from the IPL.

As a result we are already seeing chaos as the average fan is wildly inconvenienced by the BCCI's incompetence.

Nothing will change either.

whats funny is how there are indians still defending it and blaming ICC. BHai you guys cant buy tickets online, abhi bhi defend karna?

 

[JattMaula]

BCCI is incompetence itself. Changing schedule multiple times is embarrassing. Offline tickets is beyond embarrassing.

 

[U$ofA]

lol.

again BCCI is host. THey are not just providing facilities, they are hosting the world cup.

Then what is the role of the ICC? If BCCI is in charge of everything, they should get all the money too. This looks like the BCCI has to do all the work, but ICC gets all the money. All the money and no responsibility for the ICC?

Don't get me wrong, this is a proper sh*t show going on here. But ICC deserves a lot of the blame as well. This is their tournament after all.

 

[U$ofA]

BCCI is incompetence itself. Changing schedule multiple times is embarrassing. Offline tickets is beyond embarrassing.

Apparently this kind of stuff is SOP for the BCCI. But expected better from the ICC.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Fat Jay Shah too busy eating all the pies, 4 years to prepare for the tournament and he failed.

 

[msb314]

Apparently today Hyderabad Cricket Association raised concerns about hosting two back to back matches (NZ vs NED on Oct 9th and PAK vs SL on Oct 10) after feedback from the Hyderabad Police..

I don’t understand why BCCI did not consult the regional cricket boards first before making any schedule changes and why HCA took two weeks to raise the issue..

Seems like a circus show at the moment

 

[owenhcricket]

India have catagorically embarassed themselves with their organisation of the World Cup so far.

The BCCI knew well in advance that the tournament was coming but were too busy doing bhangra over TV deals from the IPL.

As a result we are already seeing chaos as the average fan is wildly inconvenienced by the BCCI's incompetence.

Nothing will change either.

It has been truly embarrassing and I'm surprised this thread is not a bigger deal. Over on reddit cricket the Indian fans are going berserk over not being able to buy tickets or even register interest properly, venue changes, schedule changes, state boards unable to provide sufficient security (Hyderabad being one of the latest).

The world cup was always going to be an ugly affair what with India's internal issues and the ongoing India/Pak cricket feud and the battle over the Asia Cup...but to not even be able to know where large numbers of matches will be played, and when...and if it will even be secure less than 2 months away is shocking. This is supposed to be the world's most important cricket market, it's biggest money maker and supposedly the best all round.

It is truly mind blowing which raises question marks on how countries are chosen to host.

 

[Mesozoic]

Yes.

But the issue is not that they're incompetent or corrupt. It's even worse..they don't actually care as much as they should. They organise an even longer, even more complex ten team mega tournament every year without any major issues. Hosting a world cup has become sort of a necessary chore for the BCCI because they know no matter what they do, they will still get to host three more ICC events in the next 8 years.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I would blame the ICC. They are in charge. The buck stops with the ICC. So far this looks like poor organization and management all around. I think it is only going to get bad from here going forward for the fans.

So if it goes well it is all due to BCCI's money, power and professionalism but if anything goes wrong then ICC will be held responsible?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Then what is the role of the ICC? If BCCI is in charge of everything, they should get all the money too. This looks like the BCCI has to do all the work, but ICC gets all the money. All the money and no responsibility for the ICC?

Don't get me wrong, this is a proper sh*t show going on here. But ICC deserves a lot of the blame as well. This is their tournament after all

According to your logic, it is ICC who should be blamed for the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team in 2009 because ICC is in charge of everything?

 

[U$ofA]

According to your logic, it is ICC who should be blamed for the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team in 2009 because ICC is in charge of everything?

All I am saying is ICC deserves the blame too. It is the ICC World Cup, not BCCI world cup. So ICC cannot remain blameless on this fiasco.

 

[U$ofA]

According to your logic, it is ICC who should be blamed for the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team in 2009 because ICC is in charge of everything?

By the way, in your example, PCB was in charge of things. It was between PCB and SLC. ICC was not involved.

In a WC, ICC is fully involved. They want control of all the $$$. In the real world, if you control and get all the money you also get to own up on all the screw ups.

 

[owenhcricket]

Yes.

But the issue is not that they're incompetent or corrupt. It's even worse..they don't actually care as much as they should. They organise an even longer, even more complex ten team mega tournament every year without any major issues. Hosting a world cup has become sort of a necessary chore for the BCCI because they know no matter what they do, they will still get to host three more ICC events in the next 8 years.

They are incompetent, they are corrupt which is why they obviously don't care.

Its sad because this is supposed to be crickets biggest global shiwcase. 2019 was exceptional, 2015 was ok but were back at the worst organised place yet again.

 

[VForVendetta]

Is it a coincidence that all the reschedulings are happening only with PAK matches,that too against major teams? If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would say it's not corruption or incompetence but just a ploy to harass & unsettle PCB/Pak team. Maybe a little bit of revenge for the delayed assurance from PCB regarding the participation. Just food for thoughts.

 

[Asad T]

BCCI logic be like:

 

[MenInG]

Is India not safe for cricket?

 

[saqib.rai]

Is India not safe for cricket?

If a country where a foreign team that was promised Presidential Security was attacked in broad daylight can now be termed as "safe for cricket" then India is long way off from being termed unsafe

 

[adi_62941]

The September 29 game will be played without spectators after the Hyderabad Police expressed their inability to provide security on that day.​

A warm-up match of the upcoming ODI World Cup involving Pakistan and New Zealand will have to be played behind closed doors, without any spectators.

This after the Hyderabad city police expressed its inability to provide adequate security for the September 29 match to the host, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The match is scheduled a day after two major festivals that would involve mass gatherings – Ganesh Visarjan (immersion) and Milad-un-Nabi in the city.

“The processions will go on late into the night and the local police would not be able to provide adequate security for a match of this scale,” a BCCI official said. “There will continue to be full security for both the teams during their stay and transit to the stadium.”

The BCCI in consultation with the staging association and their ticketing partners will make arrangements to refund tickets to the spectators.

The news would disappoint the Hyderabad cricket fans. Other than two warm-up ties, Hyderabad is hosting only three group matches in the World Cup, none involving India.

Earlier, HCA had also asked BCCI to make a change to the back-to-back matches scheduled on October 9 and 10 involving New Zealand-Netherlands and Pakistan-Sri Lanka respectively in the city. This was also based on security feedback from the local police. Following BCCI’s communication that a late change in dates would not be possible, that request has been accommodated by the security authorities.

Pakistan are playing four (two warm-up, two group games) of their eleven matches in the World Cup at Hyderabad.



Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...ayed-behind-closed-doors-101695116776671.html

 

[MenInG]

If a country where a foreign team that was promised Presidential Security was attacked in broad daylight can now be termed as "safe for cricket" then India is long way off from being termed unsafe

No sorry - that doesn't work.

We are talking about India and the fact that they pride themselves for being a safe country for cricketers. When games are played without spectators, that tells me that players are not safe.

Stick to India on this one. What happens in Pakistan etc is discussed elsewhere.

 

[Major]

Is India not safe for cricket?

Its not, they cant provide security.

I hope god protects our team when they are their and bring them back safely.

 

[kumjsr]

No sorry - that doesn't work.

We are talking about India and the fact that they pride themselves for being a safe country for cricketers. When games are played without spectators, that tells me that players are not safe.

Stick to India on this one. What happens in Pakistan etc is discussed elsewhere.

If beings safe means ability to hold matches without police and with spectators, then no, India is not safe for any cricket match.

 

[U$ofA]

If beings safe means ability to hold matches without police and with spectators, then no, India is not safe for any cricket match.

That goes for probably every country. I can tell you that no sporting event is happening here without cops. And a good amount of them at that. But that would not make the US unsafe for staging sporting events.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Whatever the case, at least they have told at the start they cant provide it.

Not as an afterthought, when an ugly incident happens.

 

[MenInG]

Whatever the case, at least they have told at the start they cant provide it.

Not as an afterthought, when an ugly incident happens.

Why not spend a bit and provide presidential security like other nations?

 

[Rana]

India in big trouble on a global stage

Had Pakistan been accused like that by Canada, no chance of Pakistan hosting an ICC event!

 

[kumjsr]

Why not spend a bit and provide presidential security like other nations?

BCCI doesn't get police service for free. They have to pay state government for that. But if state says they can't provide personnel due to some festival, then BCCI can't increase their spending to get police service as this service is not up for bidding.

 

[owenhcricket]

BCCI doesn't get police service for free. They have to pay state government for that. But if state says they can't provide personnel due to some festival, then BCCI can't increase their spending to get police service as this service is not up for bidding.

the festival appeared out of thin air when the Indians didn't know they were hosting a world cup? wa bahi wa, genius nation yaar!

 

[MenInG]

Stick to India only.

 

[rpant_gabba]

Why not spend a bit and provide presidential security like other nations?

any good examples of presidential security? I can think of a not very good one .....

 

[MenInG]

any good examples of presidential security? I can think of a not very good one .....

Not sure what you mean.

We are talking about India here.

Are Indian security services that incompetent that they cannot protect a president then why are we even having a World Cup in India?

 

[rpant_gabba]

Not sure what you mean.

I'm sure you don't

We are talking about India here.

India provides the security it provides for cricket teams. Teams are free to not come if they are not happy.

Are Indian security services that incompetent that they cannot protect a president then why are we even having a World Cup in India?

G20 was just held without issues. might want try a different angle

 

[MenInG]

I'm sure you don't

India provides the security it provides for cricket teams. Teams are free to not come if they are not happy.

G20 was just held without issues. might want try a different angle

Ah Hello.

So, real colour coming out now.

Thread is about India.

Facts are:

1. World Cup schedule has been changed due to security concerns.
2. Warm-up schedule has been changed due to security concerns.

Stay on topic and you will do well on PP.

 

[rpant_gabba]

Ah Hello.

So, real colour coming out now.

Thread is about India.

Facts are:

1. World Cup schedule has been changed due to security concerns.
2. Warm-up schedule has been changed due to security concerns.

Stay on topic and you will do well on PP.

I'm staying on topic. The security is the security provided. India is not going to shut down whole country over sporting event. IF any team doesn't like they have the choice not to participate.

 

[MenInG]

I'm staying on topic. The security is the security provided. India is not going to shut down whole country over sporting event. IF any team doesn't like they have the choice not to participate.

Whole country?

We are talking about one city and within that one area where the warm-up match is happening.

 

[rpant_gabba]

Whole country?

We are talking about one city and within that one area where the warm-up match is happening.

As I said, what is provided is what is available. Teams have to put money where their mouth is not visit india if they are not happy.

What could be simper?

 

[MenInG]

As I said, what is provided is what is available. Teams have to put money where their mouth is not visit india if they are not happy.

What could be simper?

Right so this is the India version of hosting a tournament?

This is an international tournament not your local Kabaddi derby.

 

[U$ofA]

Whole country?

We are talking about one city and within that one area where the warm-up match is happening.

Why should a city or an area shut down? I am not in favor of this. Not everyone is watching or into cricket. People have things to do, places to go, businesses to run. Nothing in a city should be shut down.

 

[MenInG]

Why should a city or an area shut down? I am not in favor of this. Not everyone is watching or into cricket. People have things to do, places to go, businesses to run. Nothing in a city should be shut down.

Maybe a few roads etc.

 

[Falconslions]

Why should a city or an area shut down? I am not in favor of this. Not everyone is watching or into cricket. People have things to do, places to go, businesses to run. Nothing in a city should be shut down.

This I totally agree with.

Cricket is JUST a game.

 

[Falconslions]

Maybe a few roads etc.

They usually are. Around the stadium.

 

[rpant_gabba]

Right so this is the India version of hosting a tournament?

This is an international tournament not your local Kabaddi derby.

the onus is on the Teams to make it clear what level fo security they will accept. If they are happy don;t come

 

[shah9425]

the onus is on the Teams to make it clear what level fo security they will accept. If they are happy don;t come

Then you shouldn't be allowed to host any event in future

 

[U$ofA]

Then you shouldn't be allowed to host any event in future

I am assuming the ICC will be the one making such decisions. Will they?

 

[U$ofA]

the onus is on the Teams to make it clear what level fo security they will accept. If they are happy don;t come

I agree. The host board should share security setup with ICC first. If the ICC is satisfied, they relay to other boards. Then the onus is on the other boards to participate or not.

 

[owenhcricket]

I am assuming the ICC will be the one making such decisions. Will they?

Sure they will but the fans, most of all Indian fans are feeling pretty cheated after this fiasco. So much for supreme secular India

 

[U$ofA]

Sure they will but the fans, most of all Indian fans are feeling pretty cheated after this fiasco. So much for supreme secular India

I somehow doubt the ICC will do it. They don't have the backbone for it. Their greed and selfishness will prevent them from taking such decisions.

 

[Rajdeep]

Ganesh Chaturthi is a massive event in Hyderabad and lots of police personnel is required every year to maintain law & order. Its only a warm up game, so good decision to play it behind closed doors as there won't be many police in cricket match. Its better to be safe than sorry since many want this tournament to somehow fail.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

I think due to recent attack in kashmir. The security should be very tight now because on the Twitter since than people are expressing their disappointments for inviting pak for a world cup.
Indians right now are fuming and are blaming pakistan for the attack.
Yes Tickets are sold out but that was before this attack since than alot has changed.
BCCI should keep this mind.
Because if by chance anything happens they can lose worldcup on the spot.

 

[Asad T]

Scenes from BCCI's boardroom:

 

[Rajdeep]

Scenes from BCCI's boardroom:

View attachment 136702

Pakistan will be playing their first warm up game next friday in Hyderabad. Hopefully they get Visa before that.

Good thing is, once world cup starts Pakistan will be the least travelled team.

 

[ahmadharis1]

To be fair to India, they only first knew they were going to host the world cup like 10 years ago, that's not nearly enough time to do basic things like scheduling, ticket sales, and security arrangements.

 

[MenInG]

So all this and they can't even protect players in Hyderabad? (Pak NZ warmup game)

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There is also a helipad atop the building for choppers to take off and land during an emergency.

5 Lakh Cameras And A Helipad: Hyderabad Police's New 'War Room'

Over 5 lakh cameras, a real-time traffic monitoring system and a helipad - the new war room at Hyderabad's Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) resembles the US Pentagon's military command centre.

www.ndtv.com

 

[Cricket Warrior]

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www.hindustantimes.com

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Indian hype for Cricket World Cup will grow but fans come off second best

How to read the observation of the cricket traveller who noted there had been advertising at Bengaluru airport for the Karnataka Premier League and in Chandigarh for the Punjab Premier League, but the New Delhi terminal betrayed no sign of a World Cup?

Organisational apathy or the opposite? Why market something that doesn’t need selling? Could it have been, a good week out from the first ball, really too soon? After all, India and Australia were still finishing a one-day series. And what preparations, I ask an old administrative hand, must be afoot at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi? “Nothing. They’ll be painting some toilets, the board has given out 50 crore rupees [£4.9m] to each venue.”

Toilets painted or not, the tournament will begin, soar and India may thrillingly take wing. The World Cup will be all around us. Like a general election, it will colonise the national consciousness for weeks; for ever, if it ends in triumph. The diehards and the casuals will equally suffer from irrational expectations. They will dispense opinion to family, to colleagues, to strangers on a train, to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli if that were possible. These things have not changed. In other respects, much has.

The last World Cup before it became an International Cricket Council (ICC) event was staged in the subcontinent in 1996. India was then hustling for the seat at the head of the table, not standing astride it like a colossus while the rest peep about underneath.

In his recent memoirs, the former administrator Amrit Mathur recounts the “Indian-style election strategies” used to win those hosting rights. The three-nation managing Pilcom (Pakistan-India-Sri Lanka committee) identified associate boards headed by people of subcontinental origin, and made them an “emotional pitch”: “We need to teach the racist nations a lesson.” Crucially, it offered the associates larger financial guarantees from the Test nations’ share.

It was those votes that sealed it. On the eve of the tournament, India and Pakistan, remarkably, fielded a joint side to play Sri Lanka because Australia and West Indies had forfeited their matches in Colombo for security reasons.

Those days of strategic Asian solidarity are long gone: India has no need of it. This is the first World Cup in the subcontinent with a solo host. Nor was there any need to rally the associates. Only one, the Netherlands, will compete, down from three back then.

Undoubtedly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) knows better than ever how to put up a glitzy show. At the opening ceremony in 1996, performers had their costumes held up in traffic, flags appeared the wrong way up, the MC was drunk and the rains blew away the screen for the show-stopping laser display. With its Indian Premier League experience and wealth, we can be sure of a slicker effort this time, details still under wraps. In 1996, the host boards made $18m; in 2023, the IPL rights for a four-year cycle fetched the BCCI $5bn.

Yet this will be the joint smallest World Cup since 1992. Fans from cricket’s second most populous nation, Pakistan, will be almost entirely absent: there are no clear visa provisions for them.

Fans from elsewhere have had their work cut out. The schedule surfaced three months before the tournament and was altered significantly six weeks later. Tickets, usually available from about a year out, went on sale barely a month ago. When the India tickets did, the internet collapsed. Some fans found it difficult to log in, those who did were put in online queues lasting hours; some were timed out; others began purchases that never reached completion. If the ICC, whose name the tournament bears, was fuming, it did not go public with its frustrations. But its agreement with India mandates venue inspections a year ahead for commercial partners to map out stadiums; here the venues were not declared till the other day. In 2019 a local organising committee was fully functional a year before; here it has largely been a bunch of enthusiastic youths assigned by the BCCI a few months ago.

Indian hype for Cricket World Cup will grow but fans come off second best

Nonexistent marketing and the nightmare of obtaining tickets are unlikely to dampen the passion of a cricket-loving nation

www.theguardian.com

 

[deltexas]

Watching a match in India is horrible. Best countries to watch a cricket match are England and Australia. If you can buy their packages - the viewing experience is top notch. No wonder the indo.pak matches in uk and aus are sold out..

 

[cricketjoshila]

Indian hype for Cricket World Cup will grow but fans come off second best

How to read the observation of the cricket traveller who noted there had been advertising at Bengaluru airport for the Karnataka Premier League and in Chandigarh for the Punjab Premier League, but the New Delhi terminal betrayed no sign of a World Cup?

Organisational apathy or the opposite? Why market something that doesn’t need selling? Could it have been, a good week out from the first ball, really too soon? After all, India and Australia were still finishing a one-day series. And what preparations, I ask an old administrative hand, must be afoot at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi? “Nothing. They’ll be painting some toilets, the board has given out 50 crore rupees [£4.9m] to each venue.”

Toilets painted or not, the tournament will begin, soar and India may thrillingly take wing. The World Cup will be all around us. Like a general election, it will colonise the national consciousness for weeks; for ever, if it ends in triumph. The diehards and the casuals will equally suffer from irrational expectations. They will dispense opinion to family, to colleagues, to strangers on a train, to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli if that were possible. These things have not changed. In other respects, much has.

The last World Cup before it became an International Cricket Council (ICC) event was staged in the subcontinent in 1996. India was then hustling for the seat at the head of the table, not standing astride it like a colossus while the rest peep about underneath.

In his recent memoirs, the former administrator Amrit Mathur recounts the “Indian-style election strategies” used to win those hosting rights. The three-nation managing Pilcom (Pakistan-India-Sri Lanka committee) identified associate boards headed by people of subcontinental origin, and made them an “emotional pitch”: “We need to teach the racist nations a lesson.” Crucially, it offered the associates larger financial guarantees from the Test nations’ share.

It was those votes that sealed it. On the eve of the tournament, India and Pakistan, remarkably, fielded a joint side to play Sri Lanka because Australia and West Indies had forfeited their matches in Colombo for security reasons.

Those days of strategic Asian solidarity are long gone: India has no need of it. This is the first World Cup in the subcontinent with a solo host. Nor was there any need to rally the associates. Only one, the Netherlands, will compete, down from three back then.

Undoubtedly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) knows better than ever how to put up a glitzy show. At the opening ceremony in 1996, performers had their costumes held up in traffic, flags appeared the wrong way up, the MC was drunk and the rains blew away the screen for the show-stopping laser display. With its Indian Premier League experience and wealth, we can be sure of a slicker effort this time, details still under wraps. In 1996, the host boards made $18m; in 2023, the IPL rights for a four-year cycle fetched the BCCI $5bn.

Yet this will be the joint smallest World Cup since 1992. Fans from cricket’s second most populous nation, Pakistan, will be almost entirely absent: there are no clear visa provisions for them.

Fans from elsewhere have had their work cut out. The schedule surfaced three months before the tournament and was altered significantly six weeks later. Tickets, usually available from about a year out, went on sale barely a month ago. When the India tickets did, the internet collapsed. Some fans found it difficult to log in, those who did were put in online queues lasting hours; some were timed out; others began purchases that never reached completion. If the ICC, whose name the tournament bears, was fuming, it did not go public with its frustrations. But its agreement with India mandates venue inspections a year ahead for commercial partners to map out stadiums; here the venues were not declared till the other day. In 2019 a local organising committee was fully functional a year before; here it has largely been a bunch of enthusiastic youths assigned by the BCCI a few months ago.

Indian hype for Cricket World Cup will grow but fans come off second best

Nonexistent marketing and the nightmare of obtaining tickets are unlikely to dampen the passion of a cricket-loving nation

www.theguardian.com

Except the ticketing and schedule part rest reeks of the colonial mindset of the organisation spoken by a brown sepoy.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Current situation of Hyderabad stadium with only days to go for the world cup.

 

[Major]

Disgusting stuff from india. Like country like stadium

 

[Rajdeep]

Disgusting stuff from india. Like country like stadium
View attachment 137009

So you want BCCI to teach birds how to use toilets?

Its just warm up game where there are no seat allocation and people can sit wherever they want. This guy deliberately went to the area birds were taking comfort and took picture to make India look bad. Maybe one of those liberal Modi hating Pak loving Indian.

Seats will be cleaned with properly with phenyl come main matches. Birds will have to find new location for next 1.5 months.

 

[owenhcricket]

Watching a match in India is horrible. Best countries to watch a cricket match are England and Australia. If you can buy their packages - the viewing experience is top notch. No wonder the indo.pak matches in uk and aus are sold out..

People will hate on me but I have long held the view the only place international tournaments should be held are Eng, Aus, NZ and maybe SA.

I know its extreme haha but the other nations either have bad stadiums, poor pitches, lack variety, major political issues or all of the previous lol...such as India.

 

[owenhcricket]

So you want BCCI to teach birds how to use toilets?

Its just warm up game where there are no seat allocation and people can sit wherever they want. This guy deliberately went to the area birds were taking comfort and took picture to make India look bad. Maybe one of those liberal Modi hating Pak loving Indian.

Seats will be cleaned with properly with phenyl come main matches. Birds will have to find new location for next 1.5 months.

I once heard Pakistani pigeons spy on India, is that is whats happening?

 

[Rajdeep]

People will hate on me but I have long held the view the only place international tournaments should be held are Eng, Aus, NZ and maybe SA.

I know its extreme haha but the other nations either have bad stadiums, poor pitches, lack variety, major political issues or all of the previous lol...such as India.

India has best cricket stadiums in the world with facilities better than anywhere. This has especially changed after IPL bcoz BCCI pumps a lot of money into local state boards. Most of the cricket stadiums in India are world class unlike UK or Aust where there are few chosen venues for international games.

Also there are no political or security issues as well as most top international players spend 2.5 months every year here due to IPL and SENA teams tours India every other day.

Only PCT is not allowed here though and won't be anytime in foreseeable future unless its an event organized by ICC. So if I were you...wont bother much about stadiums of India as its really an one time thing for your cricket team.

 

[owenhcricket]

India has best cricket stadiums in the world with facilities better than anywhere. This has especially changed after IPL bcoz BCCI pumps a lot of money into local state boards. Most of the cricket stadiums in India are world class unlike UK or Aust where there are few chosen venues for international games.

Also there are no political or security issues as well as most top international players spend 2.5 months every year here due to IPL and SENA teams tours India every other day.

Only PCT is not allowed here though and won't be anytime in foreseeable future unless its an event organized by ICC. So if I were you...wont bother much about stadiums of India as its really an one time thing for your cricket team.

BUt what if a pigeon spy infiltrates Modi stadium??

 

[Rajdeep]

BUt what if a pigeon spy infiltrates Modi stadium??

Amit Shah's son will deal with them accordingly

 

[Mankaded]

So all this and they can't even protect players in Hyderabad? (Pak NZ warmup game)

Over one lakh cameras, a real-time traffic monitoring system and a helipad - the new war room at Hyderabad's Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) resembles the US Pentagon's military command centre.

Telangana Home Minister Mahmood Ali today inaugurated the latest addition to the country's most sophisticated ICCC at Hyderabad's police commissionerate headquarters. The room is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that can enable all operations to be controlled centrally in the event of a disaster.

There is also a helipad atop the building for choppers to take off and land during an emergency.

5 Lakh Cameras And A Helipad: Hyderabad Police's New 'War Room'

Over 5 lakh cameras, a real-time traffic monitoring system and a helipad - the new war room at Hyderabad's Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) resembles the US Pentagon's military command centre.

www.ndtv.com

Just clicked the link and it has now become 5 lakh cameras apparently.

 

[deltexas]

India has best cricket stadiums in the world with facilities better than anywhere. This has especially changed after IPL bcoz BCCI pumps a lot of money into local state boards. Most of the cricket stadiums in India are world class unlike UK or Aust where there are few chosen venues for international games.

Also there are no political or security issues as well as most top international players spend 2.5 months every year here due to IPL and SENA teams tours India every other day.

Only PCT is not allowed here though and won't be anytime in foreseeable future unless its an event organized by ICC. So if I were you...wont bother much about stadiums of India as its really an one time thing for your cricket team.

Am an American of Indian origin and have been following cricket from the early 90s but this is absolutely not true. Viewer experience in Indian cricket stadiums is horrible compared to aus and UK. Can't take plastic bottles dirty overftoilets poor food options long lines broken seats etc. Cricinfo itself did an article on this. Just bcos I am Indian origin i am not going to support this blindly. Bcci doesn't care for the average fan period. And this is not just for india- it's for all SC nations. Dubai is good too even if it's sterile.

But to suggest Indian stadiums are the best in the world is an absolute joke. Honestly they are filthy and dirty. Hats off to the fans who go and watch at the Indian stadiums inspite of everything. They are the real heroes. The hospitality packages in UK and Australia are amazing. Feel sorry for the Indian and SC fans for their viewership experience

 

[Major]

So you want BCCI to teach birds how to use toilets?

Its just warm up game where there are no seat allocation and people can sit wherever they want. This guy deliberately went to the area birds were taking comfort and took picture to make India look bad. Maybe one of those liberal Modi hating Pak loving Indian.

Seats will be cleaned with properly with phenyl come main matches. Birds will have to find new location for next 1.5 months.

If you had bothered to look at the pic, you would notice a ticket has been punched. The thing is, if people are being given ticket, atleast do bother to clean the area.

Deliberately? So if you show anything wrong about India its deliberate? Why not just accept that BCCI has done a bad job here.

Maybe stop pretending to be the BCCI spokesperson and ask for your rights.

 

[U$ofA]

I read that the Indian team does not fly commercial. They have a charted plane that they use to travel. Is the same convenience offered to the rest of the teams by ICC/BCCI?

Unless of course the Indian team always travels this way even outside the WC. Locally and/or internationally. In which case, no issue.

 

[RexRex]

India has best cricket stadiums in the world with facilities better than anywhere. This has especially changed after IPL bcoz BCCI pumps a lot of money into local state boards.

^ This person has clearly never been to an Indian, Aussie or English cricket ground.

 

[mominsaigol]

^ This person has clearly never been to an Indian, Aussie or English cricket ground.

What's wrong with aussie grounds? I literally visit Sydney cricket ground often, it's breathtakingly beautiful same with MCG. Theirs also alot of tourists things to do over their besides just sit and watch the game, good service is professional too.

Only real complaint is the lack of security, their a bit too relaxed when it comes to having people just walk in without proper protocols. It's not too much an issue but sometimes you'll be watching games sitting in front of mothers breastfeeding their infant babies while watching a game .

 

[FearlessRoar]

Security for Pakistan cricket team

The spokesperson also called on India to provide security to the Pakistani team, which is in the neighboring country for ICC cricket World Cup.

It is the responsibility of the host country to provide foolproof security and conducive environment to the team, she said.

Baloch said Pakistan has a clear stance that sports should not be mingled with politics and the Pakistani team is in India, not for a bilateral series but an international tournament.

Responding to delay in issuance of visas by India to Pakistanis for the World Cup, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan is in contact with Indian authorities and expects it to immediately grant visas to Pakistani journalists and spectators who wish to attend the matches.

Source: Business Recorder

 

[cricketjoshila]

I read that the Indian team does not fly commercial. They have a charted plane that they use to travel. Is the same convenience offered to the rest of the teams by ICC/BCCI?

Unless of course the Indian team always travels this way even outside the WC. Locally and/or internationally. In which case, no issue.

If BCCI charters plane for its team its their expense. Why will they do it for other teams?

In every ICC event teams travel commercial.

 

[owenhcricket]

What's wrong with aussie grounds? I literally visit Sydney cricket ground often, it's breathtakingly beautiful same with MCG. Theirs also alot of tourists things to do over their besides just sit and watch the game, good service is professional too.

Only real complaint is the lack of security, their a bit too relaxed when it comes to having people just walk in without proper protocols. It's not too much an issue but sometimes you'll be watching games sitting in front of mothers breastfeeding their infant babies while watching a game .

Breastfeeding in public is not looked down upon in western societies and certainly not a security concern haha

I've not been to the Aussie grounds but been to grounds across the UK and even those that are not regarded as test standard are just terrific, professional, courteous, accommodating and clean. (It can get sticky when some of them have too much to drink but thats the culture).

 

[mominsaigol]

Breastfeeding in public is not looked down upon in western societies and certainly not a security concern haha

I've not been to the Aussie grounds but been to grounds across the UK and even those that are not regarded as test standard are just terrific, professional, courteous, accommodating and clean. (It can get sticky when some of them have too much to drink but thats the culture).

Ik bro, I live in Aus, things like alcohol in public, breastfeeding in public and all those things are common here. I still find it funny though. Like what if the camera pans to the spectator during the match . That would be very funny to watch live lol.