KOLKATA: Indo-Pak cricket match ticket worth Rs. 500 being sold in black for Rs. 20,000 due to a huge demand of blockbuster.
Officials claimed that people are dying to get the ticket of the event at any cost.
Officials claimed that the tickets are priced at Rs. 1,500, 1,000 and Rs. 500 but people are ready to buy it in Rs. 20,000.
A senior Cricket Association of Bengal official said “The demands for the ticket are huge according to the information I have received. It is going to be filled to the capacity this Saturday. We don’t think there’s enough place in the stadium to accommodate everyone who wants to book a ticket here. We can fill several Eden Gardens.”
The venue has a capacity of 66,000 which is 34,000 less than the capacity in six years old match.
People are hanged around Eden Garden in search of India vs Pakistan ticket.
The high voltage match between two arch-rivals will be played on March 19 at 7 p.m. which was scheduled at Dharamshala but shifted in Kolkata due to security concerns.