During the 2023 World Cup, ticket holders must get actual tickets andpresent them at entrance gates at stadiums all around the nation. Eventhough tickets for the major 50-over competition will be offered online,Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah announced following ameeting on Thursday that there will be no option for e-tickets.

During the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, the absence of e-tickets atseveral sites caused crowing outside the stadiums as fans struggled toobtain the physical copies of tickets.

The board secretary clarified that while e-tickets for the World Cup arenot viable, the BCCI is confident that a mechanism would be in place forbilaterals first before moving further with it.

“This time, we are unable to use electronic tickets; nevertheless, we willmake sure that hard tickets may be redeemed at 7-8 centres well in advance.However, the real ticket must be kept,” Jay Shah informed reporters whilealso addressing the possibility of postponing a few games.

The sought-after 2023 Cricket World Cup will be held in India for the firsttime ever as a solo host nation.

The event, which is set to take place in 10 locations around India fromOctober 5 to November 19, 2023, includes Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala,Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata.