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

[Mankaded]

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 .

What are the proper security protocols to weed out breastfeeding mothers?

 

[mominsaigol]

What are the proper security protocols to weed out breastfeeding mothers?

Uhh, none ig, its a western country and a country known for being laid back and having laid back rules.

It's pretty chill here. It's common, it's not a country like pakistan where you gotta be conservative, in the heat its common for women to walk out in sports gear as well, not an issue.

 

[Firebat]

They should have started the tournament with India vs England (hosts vs reigning champions) on a Sunday after a proper opening ceremony. The atmosphere and crowd would have been electric and a brilliant way to kick it off.

 

[owenhcricket]

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.

I'm sure some of these dodgy cricket cameramen would do that lol

 

[Mankaded]

Uhh, none ig, its a western country and a country known for being laid back and having laid back rules.

It's pretty chill here. It's common, it's not a country like pakistan where you gotta be conservative, in the heat its common for women to walk out in sports gear as well, not an issue.

You said security was an issue without proper protocol which caused the occasional breast feeding mother to get through so I was wondering what checks and balances could be put into place to weed them out.

 

[mominsaigol]

You said security was an issue without proper protocol which caused the occasional breast feeding mother to get through so I was wondering what checks and balances could be put into place to weed them out.

Bro, the whole conversation was about a poster saying that Aussie pitches are bad and I started correcting them by claiming that aussie pitches are goated cause I have Personally checked them.

But security protocol as unlike Pakistan gaddafi where an entire armada comes in, you just pay and walk in and enjoy the game its as simple.

The breastfeeding mantra wasn't like legit. Yes breastfeeding in aussie public isn't something that is illegal but I don't think anyone is that stupid enough to just outright come and breastfeed live on camera for tiktok views .

 

[FearlessRoar]

About today in Ahmadabad, World cup opener England vs New Zealand

 

[NeVerMind]

About today in Ahmadabad, World cup opener England vs New Zealand


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I believe you have to pay extra to get the seats with the pigeon crap.

Bit like the man after whom the stadium is named after...looks great from afar but come nearer, it's mostly full of hot air and crap!

 

[NeVerMind]

About today in Ahmadabad, World cup opener England vs New Zealand


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Even the bird get the s##ts in India!

 

[hurricanes]

Its not, they cant provide security.

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

I think Pakistan team needs to point this out and leave the country. No need for god here.

 

[hurricanes]

BCCI is not incompetent. That would have shown up in IPL or other bilateral series. They just dont seem to care about world cup but neither do the Indian fans. Yes, among a billion people there will still be support but vastly diminished.

 

[shah9425]

About today in Ahmadabad, World cup opener England vs New Zealand


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World richest board

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Even the bird get the s##ts in India!

bhai in which country they don't?

 

[Mockingbird]

They should have started the tournament with India vs England (hosts vs reigning champions) on a Sunday after a proper opening ceremony. The atmosphere and crowd would have been electric and a brilliant way to kick it off.

Yeah exactly, what was the need for a midweek start to the tournament. Must say that the scheduling is really off.

Bring back Lalit Modi, current admin is incompetent!

 

[cricketjoshila]

47518 was the attendance today.

This will fill up every cricket stadium in Pakistan or any where else other than Perth Adelaide and Melbourne.

I am not including Indian stadiums here.

It was a decet attendance

 

[MenInG]

Not one Pakistan journalist in attendance.

Shame.

 

[MenInG]

47518 was the attendance today.

This will fill up every cricket stadium in Pakistan or any where else other than Perth Adelaide and Melbourne.

I am not including Indian stadiums here.

It was a decet attendance

There we go

Anytime any criticism of India.

This is a 130k+ stadium.

It was NOT full or even half full.

 

[Major]

47518 was the attendance today.

This will fill up every cricket stadium in Pakistan or any where else other than Perth Adelaide and Melbourne.

I am not including Indian stadiums here.

It was a decet attendance

How does a crowd in one country fill up the crowd in another country? That makes zero sense.

Point is, India failed to fill up the stadium for a World Cup opener.

Wont be surprise if the final also has similar scenes

 

[mominsaigol]

There we go

Anytime any criticism of India.

This is a 130k+ stadium.

It was NOT full or even half full.

Bro it's not about being full or not. Whenever I visit SCG it's clean as a whistle, Staff goes their daily to clean and shine and make sure sanitation policies are followed.

Having bird doodoo all over your chairs is not a good thing, by any means. Imagine if this was a final and the stadium was packed and customers had to sit in one of those chairs.

Empty/half full/ full stadium, it doesn't matter, the worlds richest board having such chairs is criminal. The fact that theirs Zero sanitation policies makes me sick. If this was just a one off incident its fine, but else have seem full rows of seats being an unsanitary mess, God forbid a cricketer accidentally hits a six and the ball lands on one of those seats .

 

[Major]

About today in Ahmadabad, World cup opener England vs New Zealand


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@Rajdeep werent you the one saying by the time wc starts they will clean the seats.....

than again, this seat represents India

 

[Rajdeep]

47518 was the attendance today.

This will fill up every cricket stadium in Pakistan or any where else other than Perth Adelaide and Melbourne.

I am not including Indian stadiums here.

It was a decet attendance

Yes even Aaj Tak news was saying that close to 50K was in attendance later in the evening. But I don't think we need to justify it...people who want to complain will keep on complaining and we all know who these people are, isn't it?

Here is my simple point, its an ICC world event isn't it? It is not some random bilateral hosted by BCCI. Since when it is the job of Indian fans to ensure the stadium is full for Eng-NZ game. What was stopping fans from NZ and Eng to visit and support their team? What was stopping Barmy Army to visit Ahmedabad? And if the excuse is well its too hot for white people etc, why then the onus is on Indian fans to leave their day jobs etc and fill the stadium to watch a match between 2 teams they have no connection. For example when Portugal vs Paraguay match was going on FIFA world cup last year, the expectation was not in Qatari fans to fill the stadium. It was actually fans from Portugal and Paraguay that were in attendance.

I am absolutely amazed by the non-sense that is going on since morning regarding crowd and how Indian fans are somehow being asked to justify it.

 

[topspin]

47518 was the attendance today.

This will fill up every cricket stadium in Pakistan or any where else other than Perth Adelaide and Melbourne.

I am not including Indian stadiums here.

It was a decet attendance

Stop trying to defend the indefensible. For at least half of the game the number of empty seats was 95%.

No one cares about how many tickets were sold.

What matters is how many turned up.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It is not a proper host, the tournament feels like an after thought and there have been numerous blunders.

However it is safe and they have provided safety. Making Pakistan play behind closed doors during one warm up match is actually the sign of a well thought our security system. They realised that due to other events that security would be thin, instead of hoping for the best they made a call and stuck by it.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Yes even Aaj Tak news was saying that close to 50K was in attendance later in the evening. But I don't think we need to justify it...people who want to complain will keep on complaining and we all know who these people are, isn't it?

Here is my simple point, its an ICC world event isn't it? It is not some random bilateral hosted by BCCI. Since when it is the job of Indian fans to ensure the stadium is full for Eng-NZ game. What was stopping fans from NZ and Eng to visit and support their team? What was stopping Barmy Army to visit Ahmedabad? And if the excuse is well its too hot for white people etc, why then the onus is on Indian fans to leave their day jobs etc and fill the stadium to watch a match between 2 teams they have no connection. For example when Portugal vs Paraguay match was going on FIFA world cup last year, the expectation was not in Qatari fans to fill the stadium. It was actually fans from Portugal and Paraguay that were in attendance.

I am absolutely amazed by the non-sense that is going on since morning regarding crowd and how Indian fans are somehow being asked to justify it.

I think a more simple solution rather than blaming visiting fans would be to have played in a smaller stadium. BCCI organisation should be held to account.

If foreigners dont want to travel to India, and Indians cant be bothered filling stadiums then why play at Modi stadium?

This was a complete shambles today and not the visuals befitting a major sporting event.

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

Yes even Aaj Tak news was saying that close to 50K was in attendance later in the evening. But I don't think we need to justify it...people who want to complain will keep on complaining and we all know who these people are, isn't it?

Here is my simple point, its an ICC world event isn't it? It is not some random bilateral hosted by BCCI. Since when it is the job of Indian fans to ensure the stadium is full for Eng-NZ game. What was stopping fans from NZ and Eng to visit and support their team? What was stopping Barmy Army to visit Ahmedabad? And if the excuse is well its too hot for white people etc, why then the onus is on Indian fans to leave their day jobs etc and fill the stadium to watch a match between 2 teams they have no connection. For example when Portugal vs Paraguay match was going on FIFA world cup last year, the expectation was not in Qatari fans to fill the stadium. It was actually fans from Portugal and Paraguay that were in attendance.

I am absolutely amazed by the non-sense that is going on since morning regarding crowd and how Indian fans are somehow being asked to justify it.

I think you were meaning to say Portugal vs Uruguay

 

[Major]

Yes even Aaj Tak news was saying that close to 50K was in attendance later in the evening. But I don't think we need to justify it...people who want to complain will keep on complaining and we all know who these people are, isn't it?

Here is my simple point, its an ICC world event isn't it? It is not some random bilateral hosted by BCCI. Since when it is the job of Indian fans to ensure the stadium is full for Eng-NZ game. What was stopping fans from NZ and Eng to visit and support their team? What was stopping Barmy Army to visit Ahmedabad? And if the excuse is well its too hot for white people etc, why then the onus is on Indian fans to leave their day jobs etc and fill the stadium to watch a match between 2 teams they have no connection. For example when Portugal vs Paraguay match was going on FIFA world cup last year, the expectation was not in Qatari fans to fill the stadium. It was actually fans from Portugal and Paraguay that were in attendance.

I am absolutely amazed by the non-sense that is going on since morning regarding crowd and how Indian fans are somehow being asked to justify it.

lol..

Plz watch more sports. The home hosting team always gets bashed when fans of that city or country dont show up.

India is the host, the opening ceremony was to be provided by India. If India has this day job issue, than why make a 130K stadium? When you are gonna whine about day jobs.

Also, the game continue after 5:00 pm, unless indians work 18 hours shits.

If you guys gonna come with lame excuses "but 40K were there". THan maybe you should had hosted the opener in a 40k stadium, instead of having it played in a failed project where the empty seats are more visible.

Dont compare FIFA World Cup to this. Qatar hosted a proper world cup where people got their visas etc.

India couldn't even provide proper visa policy to its neighbours, how do you expect the world to arrive in India to watch a world cup.....

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Dont mind empty stadiums.

But lack of cleaning is a definite turn off.

It just feels like BCCI doesn't care where people sit as long as they sit.

 

[Rajdeep]

People clearly don't understand how world cups work. World cup is being organized by ICC and though home team will get more support but it is never the job of home team supporters to ensure all the games are house full. It doesn't happen like that in any sport. What has happened today only goes to show that cricket is a very unpopular sport globally, Eng & NZ fans don't give two hoots about it and it is a game only followed in Indian subcontinent. The fact that Pak fans are expecting Indian fans to fill up a stadium which has a capacity of 130K for an Eng-NZ game shows there are no big 3....they accept there is only Big 1 in cricket and i.e India. Otherwise they would ask this question to Eng and NZ fans that why don't you go and support your team rather than blaming Indian fans.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

People clearly don't understand how world cups work. World cup is being organized by ICC and though home team will get more support but it is never the job of home team supporters to ensure all the games are house full. It doesn't happen like that in any sport. What has happened today only goes to show that cricket is a very unpopular sport globally, Eng & NZ fans don't give two hoots about it and it is a game only followed in Indian subcontinent. The fact that Pak fans are expecting Indian fans to fill up a stadium which has a capacity of 130K for an Eng-NZ game shows there are no big 3....they accept there is only Big 1 in cricket and i.e India. Otherwise they would ask this question to Eng and NZ fans that why don't you go and support your team rather than blaming Indian fans.

Well perhaps if India is struggling to garner support for any match NOT involving India, there are many other countries where neutrals support good cricket.

England, Australia and South Africa usually fill up the crowds even for neutral matches where home country is not playing.

Perhaps ICC should keep this in mind before awarding India further solo tournaments.

 

[Rajdeep]

lol..

Plz watch more sports. The home hosting team always gets bashed when fans of that city or country dont show up.

India is the host, the opening ceremony was to be provided by India. If India has this day job issue, than why make a 130K stadium? When you are gonna whine about day jobs.

Also, the game continue after 5:00 pm, unless indians work 18 hours shits.

If you guys gonna come with lame excuses "but 40K were there". THan maybe you should had hosted the opener in a 40k stadium, instead of having it played in a failed project where the empty seats are more visible.

Dont compare FIFA World Cup to this. Qatar hosted a proper world cup where people got their visas etc.

India couldn't even provide proper visa policy to its neighbours, how do you expect the world to arrive in India to watch a world cup.....

What a silly post...lol. 130K capacity stadium is built bcoz there is a huge craze in India for Indian games. You will see this craze in Ind vs Pak game when it will be sold out. So much so that there are not a single hotel left in the entire city and people will either commute from neighbouring states or sleep in make shift places like hospitals or schools.

But pls tell me how are Indian fans responsible for ensuring the stadium is full for Eng vs NZ game. I meam sports is all about attending the game of the team you support na? You should ask this question to Eng and NZ fans. Why Indian fans being asked to justify lack of attendance in a game that doesm't involve their team. I am clearly not following. Sub continent slave mindset at play here unfortunately.

 

[Major]

People clearly don't understand how world cups work. World cup is being organized by ICC and though home team will get more support but it is never the job of home team supporters to ensure all the games are house full. It doesn't happen like that in any sport. What has happened today only goes to show that cricket is a very unpopular sport globally, Eng & NZ fans don't give two hoots about it and it is a game only followed in Indian subcontinent. The fact that Pak fans are expecting Indian fans to fill up a stadium which has a capacity of 130K for an Eng-NZ game shows there are no big 3....they accept there is only Big 1 in cricket and i.e India. Otherwise they would ask this question to Eng and NZ fans that why don't you go and support your team rather than blaming Indian fans.

lol suddenly India is not the host?

Cleaning of the stadium, is it the ICC's job or BCCI?
The issuing of tickets, is it the ICC's job or BCCI?
The stadiums that were chosen, was it ICC or BCCI that gave the list and said ok the stadiums?

its funny watching indians run and say, that even though world cup is being taken place in India, ICC is the organizer. India is a just a country that can be used on rent............

 

[Rajdeep]

Well perhaps if India is struggling to garner support for any match NOT involving India, there are many other countries where neutrals support good cricket.

England, Australia and South Africa usually fill up the crowds even for neutral matches where home country is not playing.

Perhaps ICC should keep this in mind before awarding India further solo tournaments.

Not sure abour Aust and SA but it is only Asian crowd in white ball cricket here in England. Red ball cricket, sure...people here still loves it. But you will be lucky to see 10 white person in limited overs cricket. In Champions Trophy 2013 finals featuring Eng and Ind in heart of Edgbaston...there were not a single English fan and Alistair Cook got booed. I know all very well how it works...cricket is still a live sport bcoz of India and IPL. Else it will be dead long ago...probably except for Ashes.

 

[Major]

What a silly post...lol. 130K capacity stadium is built bcoz there is a huge craze in India for Indian games. You will see this craze in Ind vs Pak game when it will be sold out. So much so that there are not a single hotel left in the entire city and people will either commute from neighbouring states or sleep in make shift places like hospitals or schools.

But pls tell me how are Indian fans responsible for ensuring the stadium is full for Eng vs NZ game. I meam sports is all about attending the game of the team you support na? You should ask this question to Eng and NZ fans. Why Indian fans being asked to justify lack of attendance in a game that doesm't involve their team. I am clearly not following. Sub continent slave mindset at play here unfortunately.

i love how the goal post had to be shifted from craze for cricket to craze for indian games.

India choose to host the opener in a 130k stadium. They were the ones who were late in giving out tickets. They also gave most of the tickets to their coporate friends and sold very less tickets.

Subcontinent slave mentality is when you have to defend everything your country does. The other day you made claims that the shitty chairs will be cleaned by BCCI, now you are here saying oh we not organizing it

 

[Firebat]

No one is blaming Indian fans for not showing up, the blame is on BCCI for poor organisation and foresight. Of course ENG v NZ on a working day in Ahmedabad is not going to pack out a 130k stadium, so why the hell did they schedule it that way???

As I said earlier, it should have started with India vs England on a Sunday after a proper opening ceremony to rile the crowd up. That stadium would have been packed out and deafening, an electric atmosphere and spectacle fitting to kick off an event of this magnitude.

Instead, we saw seas of orange seats every time a boundary was scored, how does that look to someone tuning into the opening match of the Cricket World Cup? And of course don't get me started on those dirty seats...

 

[Junaids]

People clearly don't understand how world cups work. World cup is being organized by ICC and though home team will get more support but it is never the job of home team supporters to ensure all the games are house full. It doesn't happen like that in any sport. What has happened today only goes to show that cricket is a very unpopular sport globally, Eng & NZ fans don't give two hoots about it and it is a game only followed in Indian subcontinent. The fact that Pak fans are expecting Indian fans to fill up a stadium which has a capacity of 130K for an Eng-NZ game shows there are no big 3....they accept there is only Big 1 in cricket and i.e India. Otherwise they would ask this question to Eng and NZ fans that why don't you go and support your team rather than blaming Indian fans.

I dispute this.

I am an inveterate sports tourist. I attended 3 of the last 4 World Cup Semi-finals.

I would have LOVED to attend this World Cup and combine it with seeing the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and Bombay Railway Station, as well as going to the beach for a few days at Goa.

But I have to apply for Annual Leave from work well in advance - at least 6 months, and ideally 12 months in advance.

So I was literally scheduled out of this World Cup by the delays in finalising the fixture list.

And then there is the nightmare of Indian visa law. I have never been to Pakistan, but my dad was born in British India in 1940. And, because he was born in Dacca, India considers him to have been Pakistani and me to be a “Person of Pakistani Origin”. So I am ineligible for a normal tourist visa to visit India, and have to apply 7-9 weeks in advance for a visa, which I won’t get because I can’t prove that I renounced a Pakistani passport that I never possessed.

I honestly don’t know why they bother giving hosting rights to the BCCI under a BJP government. What on earth do they think will happen?

 

[U$ofA]

Well perhaps if India is struggling to garner support for any match NOT involving India, there are many other countries where neutrals support good cricket.

England, Australia and South Africa usually fill up the crowds even for neutral matches where home country is not playing.

Perhaps ICC should keep this in mind before awarding India further solo tournaments.

I somehow have a feeling that this will never happen. ICC is not capable.

 

[IMMY69]

It's quite simple.
They should have either opened with India playing the first game or picked a 30k seater stadium and ensured every single ticket was sold or given away to ensure full capacity.

 

[Junaids]

Bear in mind also that the BCCI have always been thoroughly incompetent administrators and yet they are the ICC Local Organising Committee.

Let’s be honest here. The so-called wealth of the BCCI is precisely 0% created by the BCCI. They happen to be the people who run the game in the cricketing country with the largest population, where competition between TV networks has made TV rights lucrative.

The wealth of the BCCI is the equivalent of a person who is Intellectually Impaired happening to inherit a house which later turns out to be built above an oilfield.

If you read the BCCI annual report you see that no matter how much money they generate from TV rights, they invariably spend more than they earn and end up extorting the ICC to give them more of its money.

The story of the BCCI is a bit like the history of Lisa-Marie Presley. She inherited a fortune from her dad Elvis, only to squander it and end up reliant on handouts from her mother Priscilla.

Or like Donald Trump, squandering a fortune that he inherited from Fred Trump, then using creative accounting to obtain loans in order to continue to live as if he was still rich.

That’s basically what the BCCI is. If you’re looking for competence, don’t look anywhere inside the BCCI.

They only know one way. Earn a fortune from TV rights, including IPL. Then squander it, and overspend. Then extort more money from the ICC to pay your bills.

 

[U$ofA]

I dispute this.

I am an inveterate sports tourist. I attended 3 of the last 4 World Cup Semi-finals.

I would have LOVED to attend this World Cup and combine it with seeing the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and Bombay Railway Station, as well as going to the beach for a few days at Goa.

But I have to apply for Annual Leave from work well in advance - at least 6 months, and ideally 12 months in advance.

So I was literally scheduled out of this World Cup by the delays in finalising the fixture list.

And then there is the nightmare of Indian visa law. I have never been to Pakistan, but my dad was born in British India in 1940. And, because he was born in Dacca, India considers him to have been Pakistani and me to be a “Person of Pakistani Origin”. So I am ineligible for a normal tourist visa to visit India, and have to apply 7-9 weeks in advance for a visa, which I won’t get because I can’t prove that I renounced a Pakistani passport that I never possessed.

I honestly don’t know why they bother giving hosting rights to the BCCI under a BJP government. What on earth do they think will happen?

Absolute ridiculous tripe. Common sense out the window and door!

 

[U$ofA]

Bear in mind also that the BCCI have always been thoroughly incompetent administrators and yet they are the ICC Local Organising Committee.

Let’s be honest here. The so-called wealth of the BCCI is precisely 0% created by the BCCI. They happen to be the people who run the game in the cricketing country with the largest population, where competition between TV networks has made TV rights lucrative.

The wealth of the BCCI is the equivalent of a person who is Intellectually Impaired happening to inherit a house which later turns out to be built above an oilfield.

If you read the BCCI annual report you see that no matter how much money they generate from TV rights, they invariably spend more than they earn and end up extorting the ICC to give them more of its money.

The story of the BCCI is a bit like the history of Lisa-Marie Presley. She inherited a fortune from her dad Elvis, only to squander it and end up reliant on handouts from her mother Priscilla.

Or like Donald Trump, squandering a fortune that he inherited from Fred Trump, then using creative accounting to obtain loans in order to continue to live as if he was still rich.

That’s basically what the BCCI is. If you’re looking for competence, don’t look anywhere inside the BCCI.

They only know one way. Earn a fortune from TV rights, including IPL. Then squander it, and overspend. Then extort more money from the ICC to pay your bills.

Would this TV rights thing be the case for all boards and the ICC or just BCCI?

 

[BouncerGuy]

I agree that the BCCI has failed to be a proper and safe ICC host. I have 2 points in mind to support this fact.
1: BCCI failed to issue visas on time for participating teams (Pakistan), media people, cricket officials, and fans from around the world.
2: BCCI has messed up big time in organizing the World Cup. No crowd in the 1st match of the World Cup, and no opening ceremony for a major cricket event. They've shown a lack of professionalism and know-how.
Correct me if I am wrong

 

[Rajdeep]

I dispute this.

I am an inveterate sports tourist. I attended 3 of the last 4 World Cup Semi-finals.

I would have LOVED to attend this World Cup and combine it with seeing the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and Bombay Railway Station, as well as going to the beach for a few days at Goa.

But I have to apply for Annual Leave from work well in advance - at least 6 months, and ideally 12 months in advance.

So I was literally scheduled out of this World Cup by the delays in finalising the fixture list.

And then there is the nightmare of Indian visa law. I have never been to Pakistan, but my dad was born in British India in 1940. And, because he was born in Dacca, India considers him to have been Pakistani and me to be a “Person of Pakistani Origin”. So I am ineligible for a normal tourist visa to visit India, and have to apply 7-9 weeks in advance for a visa, which I won’t get because I can’t prove that I renounced a Pakistani passport that I never possessed.

I honestly don’t know why they bother giving hosting rights to the BCCI under a BJP government. What on earth do they think will happen?

There was surely an issue with scheduling but it was not as if schedules were released early doves of Aussie, English or Kiwi fans would have come to India. You live in Australia too and is well aware that cricket is a very unpopular sport in places like Aust and Eng.

For giving Visa's to Pakistani origin people, its Indian gov's policy to be very cognizant. There is a proverb - 'Once bitten, twice shy'. India will never change its visa policy for Pakistani citizens - world cup or no world cup.

As far as BJP is concerned, its the best thing to have happened in independent India. I can explain you more about it in Time Pass Section.

 

[Babeikh]

It has been one game and the host has not played yet. I am sure it will build up and get better.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Stop trying to defend the indefensible. For at least half of the game the number of empty seats was 95%.

No one cares about how many tickets were sold.

What matters is how many turned up.

Next time gather 45k people for a cricket match in Pakistan and then we can talk about how many turn up!

 

[cricketjoshila]

There we go

Anytime any criticism of India.

This is a 130k+ stadium.

It was NOT full or even half full.

Because you have to understand the context of 45000 plus people.

How big that is

Except Australia and India other countries don't even have stadiums that big.

Pakistan has a population of nearly 250mn and yet there is no stadium that can sit 45000 people.

For non India matches, in this heat we will get only 30k to 40k people in any stadium. If a minnow is involved numbers will be less.

If home team isn't playing or India isn't playing or its not a knockout, will Australia fill up MCG? No.

 

[topspin]

Next time gather 45k people for a cricket match in Pakistan and then we can talk about how many turn up!

What a dumb post.

I rather have 50% of the total capacity turn up than have a 95% empty stadium.

If you really believe in what you're saying then I suggest giving your a head a good wobble.

 

[cricketjoshila]

lol..

Plz watch more sports. The home hosting team always gets bashed when fans of that city or country dont show up.

India is the host, the opening ceremony was to be provided by India. If India has this day job issue, than why make a 130K stadium? When you are gonna whine about day jobs.

Also, the game continue after 5:00 pm, unless indians work 18 hours shits.

If you guys gonna come with lame excuses "but 40K were there". THan maybe you should had hosted the opener in a 40k stadium, instead of having it played in a failed project where the empty seats are more visible.

Dont compare FIFA World Cup to this. Qatar hosted a proper world cup where people got their visas etc.

India couldn't even provide proper visa policy to its neighbours, how do you expect the world to arrive in India to watch a world cup.....

Hamari marzi humne 130k ka stadium banaya.

Fans will go to watch a match they are interested in.

India DIDN'T provide visas to its NEIGHBOUR. Learn the difference.

 

[Hitman]

What's dumb is posters here think 45000 plus people is a small crowd.

The majority posters here who are from Pakistan dont even have a 45000 seat stadium. Not even 40000. Yet they will whine how 47000 crowd is disappointing.

The Barsapara stadium in my city has a capacity of 40,000.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I agree that the BCCI has failed to be a proper and safe ICC host. I have 2 points in mind to support this fact.
1: BCCI failed to issue visas on time for participating teams (Pakistan), media people, cricket officials, and fans from around the world.
2: BCCI has messed up big time in organizing the World Cup. No crowd in the 1st match of the World Cup, and no opening ceremony for a major cricket event. They've shown a lack of professionalism and know-how.
Correct me if I am wrong

1. Pakistanis applied for the visa on 19th of September and received the visa after 4 days. Thats a very reasonable time. If pakistanis were expecting visas in 24-48 hrs they were wrong. PCB demanded that they be allowed to submit visa application without passports.

2. Only people of Pakistan or pakistani origin have visa issues. No one else.

3 Crowd of nearly 47000 turned up. That will fill up any stadium outside India other than MCG Adelaide or Perth.

4. Opening ceremony was never planned. I don't know why.

5. The only mistake that BCCI did was with scheduling and ticketing.

 

[HitWicket]

What's dumb is posters here think 45000 plus people is a small crowd.

The majority posters here who are from Pakistan dont even have a 45000 seat stadium. Not even 40000. Yet they will whine how 47000 crowd is disappointing.

Anyone who believes there were 47k in that stadium is delusional. The official 'attendance' figure was clearly based on ticket sales/tickets given out for free rather than people actually in the ground backed up by the fact Melinda Farrell says she asked for the attendance regularly and was consistently told 47k+.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The Barsapara stadium in my city has a capacity of 40,000.

Most major Indian stadiums have a capacity of 40000 or more.

 

[cricketjoshila]

What's dumb is the fact that you can't comprehend that I'm discussing how empty the stadium is not how many people it can fill.

A 132k capacity stadium will look a lot empty with even 75k people.

What's dumb is that you don't understand that what matters is how many people attended and not how big the capacity is.

Unless India is playing or its the IPL nothing will bring a 100k plus people.

It will be 50k at max.

 

[Hitman]

For a population of 1.4billion, handing out free tickets to fill up the opening game of the WC is an embarrassment. What’s more embarrassing is that you’re doing bhangra on the crowd attendance, but you’ll probably see more people in one carriage of a train in India.

You know what’s more embarrassing? Being unable to host an ICC tournament in the last …. how many years has it been?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You know what’s more embarrassing? Being unable to host an ICC tournament in the last …. how many years has it been?

Your post is embarassing and is a perfect display of Indian petty mentality.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

In fact you will see numerous threads here criticising Pakistani stadiums, the bad arrangements, the use of wedding chairs etc.

I'm not sure why Indians are so patriotic about some bricks and metal in their stadium and some empty seats.

 

[Hitman]

I'm sure all ~180 countries are devastated.

Btw, when's the last time you won one? How many years?

I beg your pardon, 180 countries don't play cricket. Nor are there many cricket crazy countries like Pakistan.

 

[MenInG]

You know what’s more embarrassing? Being unable to host an ICC tournament in the last …. how many years has it been?

Did someone mention India?

So predictable your posts.

Try and think of something more original such as an actual answer to the question being asked.

 

[topspin]

A 132k capacity stadium will look a lot empty with even 75k people.

What's dumb is that you don't understand that what matters is how many people attended and not how big the capacity is.

Unless India is playing or its the IPL nothing will bring a 100k plus people.

It will be 50k at max.

You came come up with whatever coping mechanism you want but the whole world knows that your beloved Modi's stadium couldn't even fill up of half of the seats for a World Cup opening game.

 

[Hitman]

Did someone mention India?

So predictable your posts.

Try and think of something more original such as an actual answer to the question being asked.

What else did you expect from me after the garbage that was being dished towards us by Pakistani posters?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

@Hitman

There’s a small clip of women outside the stadium being told that they’ve been given tickets to Pakistan v England and that they’d get free food and water just to fill up the stadium in the opening game.

It’s on X, shared by an Indian poster.

 

[aukhan]

Hindutva threats should be taken seriously by BCCI. I don't expect the Indian government to arrest their own RSS tuchay who are threatening the Pakistan team on Twitter and Facebook.

Left-wing Indians should condemn the threats being made by RSS supporters on social media.

 

[Hitman]

@Hitman

There’s a small clip of women outside the stadium being told that they’ve been given tickets to Pakistan v England and that they’d get free food and water just to fill up the stadium in the opening game.

It’s on X, shared by an Indian poster.

Such a genuine and credible source.

 

[Rajdeep]

You came come up with whatever coping mechanism you want but the whole world knows that your beloved Modi's stadium couldn't even fill up of half of the seats for a World Cup opening game.

You are not able to explain to us since yesterday how it is the job of Indian fans and BCCI to fill the stadium for an Eng vs NZ game?

Should the "whole world" not question the fans of the respective countries as to why they aren't in India supporting their team?

I am amazed at people's expectation here...they want Indian fans to leave their job etc and fill the stadium for a match not involving their home team just bcoz WC is hosted in India. Never heard such weird logic.

 

[HitWicket]

You are not able to explain to us since yesterday how it is the job of Indian fans and BCCI to fill the stadium for an Eng vs NZ game?

Should the "whole world" not question the fans of the respective countries as to why they aren't in India supporting their team?

I am amazed at people's expectation here...they want Indian fans to leave their job etc and fill the stadium for a match not involving their home team just bcoz WC is hosted in India. Never heard such weird logic.

You can't expect overseas fans to attend when the organisation of the tournament has been as shambolic as it has been. I for one was hoping to plan a holiday around this tournament (and probably be at the game yesterday) but unfortunately the BCCIs incompetence put an end to that.

 

[Rajdeep]

@Hitman

There’s a small clip of women outside the stadium being told that they’ve been given tickets to Pakistan v England and that they’d get free food and water just to fill up the stadium in the opening game.

It’s on X, shared by an Indian poster.

Even if what you saying is true, what is the issue? At least the local cricket authorities are trying to get some people.

Pls explain why the expectation is from Indian fans need to attend a game between 2 separate teams but fans of those teams won't be ask any questions?

If anything, this world cup is actually proving there is no Big 3. Cricket only means India and India alone.

 

[Rajdeep]

You can't expect overseas fans to attend when the organisation of the tournament has been as shambolic as it has been. I for one was hoping to plan a holiday around this tournament (and probably be at the game yesterday) but unfortunately the BCCIs incompetence put an end to that.

You know that's an excuse. The truth is no one cares about white ball cricket outside sub continent.

90% of the crowd during 2019 WC in England were Asian people. Same happened during last year's T20 WC in Australia where India vs Zimbabwe game had better turnout than games involving home team.

Actually cricket is still alive only for India but slowly Indians also losing interest in it.

 

[HitWicket]

You know that's an excuse. The truth is no one cares about white ball cricket outside sub continent.

No it's not. Far more people will attend from overseas if you give them more than 3 weeks notice of the final schedule. The fact the Barmy Army ended up not organising any tour packages for the group stages because the organisation was just so bad that it made it impossible to do says it all.

90% of the crowd during 2019 WC in England were Asian people. Same happened during last year's T20 WC in Australia where India vs Zimbabwe game had better turnout than games involving home team.

Actually cricket is still alive only for India but slowly Indians also losing interest in it.

Less than 20% of fans at the 2019 world cup came from outside of the UK.

 

[kumjsr]

No it's not. Far more people will attend from overseas if you give them more than 3 weeks notice of the final schedule. The fact the Barmy Army ended up not organising any tour packages for the group stages because the organisation was just so bad that it made it impossible to do says it all.



Less than 20% of fans at the 2019 world cup came from outside of the UK.

Can you give an example a nuetral game with more 45k+ crowd?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Even if what you saying is true, what is the issue? At least the local cricket authorities are trying to get some people.

Pls explain why the expectation is from Indian fans need to attend a game between 2 separate teams but fans of those teams won't be ask any questions?

If anything, this world cup is actually proving there is no Big 3. Cricket only means India and India alone.

Absolutely nothing wrong with giving out free tickets, don’t have a problem with that. I do however have a problem with Indians flexing their muscle with regards to the crowd attendance in the second innings.

Nothing more embarrassing than acting like those “45,000” spectators really bought tickets to get into the game.

Also, you don’t think it’s wrong to tell spectators that they’ll be given free food and water only to find out they’ll be charged at the stadium? Wow

 

[Major]

Even if what you saying is true, what is the issue? At least the local cricket authorities are trying to get some people.

Pls explain why the expectation is from Indian fans need to attend a game between 2 separate teams but fans of those teams won't be ask any questions?

If anything, this world cup is actually proving there is no Big 3. Cricket only means India and India alone.

Lol what's the issue?

So the fact that authorities are lying to get people in the stadium is ok in India?

 

[Major]

Hamari marzi humne 130k ka stadium banaya.

Fans will go to watch a match they are interested in.

India DIDN'T provide visas to its NEIGHBOUR. Learn the difference.

Which is why it was empty in a world cup opener....

 

[Rajdeep]

No it's not. Far more people will attend from overseas if you give them more than 3 weeks notice of the final schedule. The fact the Barmy Army ended up not organising any tour packages for the group stages because the organisation was just so bad that it made it impossible to do says it all.



Less than 20% of fans at the 2019 world cup came from outside of the UK.

90% of the people in the stadium in 2019 WC were Asian supporting either India, Pakistan, SL or BD. It doesn't matter where they are from, whether they lives in UK or not. The fact is cricket is simply not a popular sport here among local fans. During CT 2013 finals between Ind and Eng, there were not even 5 English supporters.

The point remains the same Indian fans should not be held responsible for less attendance for games where India is not involved. The onus is on fans from those teams.

 

[HitWicket]

90% of the people in the stadium in 2019 WC were Asian supporting either India, Pakistan, SL or BD. It doesn't matter where they are from, whether they lives in UK or not. The fact is cricket is simply not a popular sport here among local fans. During CT 2013 finals between Ind and Eng, there were not even 5 English supporters.

The point remains the same Indian fans should not be held responsible for less attendance for games where India is not involved. The onus is on fans from those teams.

Ignoring the fact that the statement in your first line is mathematically impossible, if someone is living in the UK then they're a local fan.

Expecting foreign fans to turn up when the schedule wasn't finalised until 3 weeks before the tournament started is completely unrealistic. That's on the BCCI.

 

[Bilal7]

I beg your pardon, 180 countries don't play cricket. Nor are there many cricket crazy countries like Pakistan.

Answer the question. When is the last time you won an ICC trophy? Don't you literally worship your cricketers? Now that's embarassing.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Which is why it was empty in a world cup opener....

Yes we had 47000 fans. More than any pakistani stadium can hold.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Pakistan held a World Cup final?! Wth. No wonder BCCI been sabotaging Pakistan.

Sri Lanka won in Pakistan where they are very popular. Absurd

 

[cricketjoshila]

You know that's an excuse. The truth is no one cares about white ball cricket outside sub continent.

90% of the crowd during 2019 WC in England were Asian people. Same happened during last year's T20 WC in Australia where India vs Zimbabwe game had better turnout than games involving home team.

Actually cricket is still alive only for India but slowly Indians also losing interest in it.

The unusually long monsoon has made the afternoons sultry. Don't expect full house during non India matches.

 

[Major]

Yes we had 47000 fans. More than any pakistani stadium can hold.

A Pakistani stadium would have a sold out stadium for an opener of a tournamnet no matter what the capacity because we have more demand for Cricket in cities like Rawalpindi and Multan.


However, i understand India cannot have a sold out crowd.

The saffron colors of the seat were more visible than the 47k people. Maybe next time make a stadium of a capacity where people actually show up.

If i were you, instead of boosting about fake narratives i would be more concerned with the money wasted on a concrete structure that couldn't be sold out.

Now, everytime Modi stadium does not get to be sold out, we will see the likes of celebrating 20k 30k numbers, lol.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Well perhaps if India is struggling to garner support for any match NOT involving India, there are many other countries where neutrals support good cricket.

England, Australia and South Africa usually fill up the crowds even for neutral matches where home country is not playing.

Perhaps ICC should keep this in mind before awarding India further solo tournaments.

Australia had pathetic crowds even for some Australia games in the World T20

 

[Usergame]

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 .

What is wrong with breastfeeding in public? . It's a basic human right. If you dont want to watch , look away. Just seems very insecure on your part to be bothered by someone breastfeeding.