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PCB planning to sell 10,000 tickets
The Pakistan Cricket Board will start the sale of about 10,000 tickets for the upcoming Pakistan series against India from Thursday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board will start the sale of about 10,000 tickets for the upcoming Test and one-day series against India from Thursday.
PCB officials said the Board plans to sell the tickets, the price starting from Rs 2,000, from Thursday through the American Express outlets all over Pakistan.
PCB has decided to go ahead with the process of issuing tickets despite the uncertainty over the staging of the series due to a legal row over telecast rights because a last-minute rush may create problem for sale of tickets as well as issuing of visas.
According to officials, BCCI has promised to allot 7,500 tickets for the first Test at Mohali, which is quite close to the Pakistan border.
A large contingent of Pakistani cricket fans was also expected to witness the one-day match in New Delhi on April 17.
Apprehending a huge rush, the Indian High Commission here has made elaborate plans to issue visas in time for the fans to leave for India for the matches.
While "cricket visa" counters will be opened at the High Commission here tomorrow, special visa camps would also be opened at Lahore and Karachi for processing of visa applications shortly.
Local media here has given extensive publicity to the High Commission's plans to issue visas to ticket holders. The visas will be ticket specific, meaning they will be given for the match for which ticket is bought.
