rkk101 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Getting the tickets to arrive on time before we travel to India is becoming a nightmare. We booked tickets last June on the basis that they were being sent out January 2011, and travel arrangements, hotels and flights were all booked on this basis. However, with our first match to begin in just over a week and our flights booked well before that to see a part of India never travelled to before, the tickets still havent been dispatched and we have now been notified that we need an address in India where they can now be sent due to the lack of time. This is fast becoming a nightmare with us in India with no paid for tickets and the only place for them to be sent is a hotel, which leaves a lot to be desired. Im not the only person this has happened to as there are others in the UK have suffered a similar fate. This doesnt look good on the organising and sale of the tickets (especially following the Commonwealth Games) in the international community. Can the hotels be trusted to keep the tickets, any useful advice or similar stories?
rkk101 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 teek hai...address please! (although I have already been reprimanded on here trying to get rid of tickets that friends can no longer use!)
flamy Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 lol, no mate, if u really need help, pm me. my place is in blore tho, if that fits in with ur plans.
rkk101 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 lol' date=' no mate, if u really need help, pm me. my place is in blore tho, if that fits in with ur plans.[/quote'] unable to PM at the moment (less than 50 posts) if u PM with an email address id like ur advice as Blore is my first stop.
Sachinism Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Contact Kyazoonga and tell them you want to pick up the tickets at the ground. That'd probably be the best option. I'm picking up all mine at grounds. Its been such a pain to get this done. BTW I'd suggest twitter to get in touch with them quick (@kyazoonga) and they should be able to direct you from there.
kabira Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 unable to PM at the moment (less than 50 posts) if u PM with an email address id like ur advice as Blore is my first stop. don't send tickets to flamy's home. He is crook. I sold my tickets on ebay.:((:((
flamy Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 don't send tickets to flamy's home. He is crook. I sold my tickets on ebay.:((:(( but ur in India I thought :hmmmm2:
Ultimate_Game Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Feel for you rkk101. I wish our board (BCCI) knew how to treat the biggest and most important stakeholders of the Indian cricket (indian fans), and cricket in general. Organization of the tourney has left a lot to be desired - we couldn't get Eden Gardens ready in time resulting in fans to change their plans at the last minute, only 4000 tickets made available for the final, online portal for purchasing the ticket crashed and now the tickets will be disposed off via a lottery! Sometimes I wish all the fans could get together and protest by not going to agame and not watching a prticular game at all to send the message to BCCI to let them know who the boss really is - us fans. As the saying goes "Without fans(us) there would be no game".
SachDan Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Sharad Pawar gets angry letter from ICC over World Cup tickets New Delhi: The gloves are off. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent Sharad Pawar a letter outlining the disastrous mismanagement of tickets for the World Cup. Mr Pawar is Chairman of the World Cup Central Organising Committee. The letter is written by David Becker, who is the Head of Legal of the ICC. It points out that upset fans are complaining that tickets bought online months ago from Kyazoonga, the official ticketing partner for the event, have yet to be delivered. Kyazoonga's website also crashed yesterday when 1,000 tickets for the final went on sale. The ICC says that the shortage of tickets for matches including the final has upset major sponsors associated with the ICC. There are now 4000 tickets available for the final match in Mumbai. The ICC anticipates that box office sales could turn into a security hazard. “We are very concerned with the process to sell the remaining tickets (4,000) to the public. With the significant demand and little availability (i.e. after 20,000 were reserved for the MCA and 7,900 for ICC Commercial partners) there is potential for chaos and physical injury when the box office sales open,†the letter said. Here is the entire letter: Dear Mr Pawar ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Tickets The Chief Executive has asked me to write to you in your capacity as the Chairman of the Central Organising Committee (of the World Cup) to express the ICC's serious concern regarding the sale and distribution of tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, two issues which have been regularly highlighted at Board level in recent months. These two issues have now reached critical status and require your immediate intervention: 1. Distribution of tickets already sold online by the agency Kyazoonga. We understand that Kyazoonga have been unable to distribute all of the tickets purchased online by customers some months ago for the reason that they have not as yet received all the physical tickets from the respective cricket venues/associations. We have received many complaints from fans who purchased tickets but are yet to receive them despite having paid for these tickets more than six months ago and being informed at the time that these would be couriered to them by early February. Apart from the threat of claims for compensation from these customers, this is causing a significant public relations issue for the ICC. We also know that the Kyazoonga website crashed on several occasions yesterday due to the massive demands placed on the system when tickets for the final were placed on sale. Moreover, we are very concerned with the process to sell the remaining tickets (4 000) to the public. With the significant demand and little availability (i.e. after 20 000 were reserved for the MCA and 7 900 for ICC Commercial partners) there is potential for chaos and physical injury when the box office sales open. For this reason we strongly recommend that this sale of tickets be cancelled and the tickets sold to defined cricket fans that are associated with the event and have requested purchase. 2. Distribution: The second issue relates to the supply of tickets to the ICC for onward distribution to commercial partners. Notwithstanding our letter to Prof Shetty dated 9 February 2011, we have (as of last night) not received any tickets for Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). Needless to say, we have received numerous complaints from our commercial partners, who have paid millions of dollars to receive rights and benefits which include the timely provision of tickets and hospitality. This is placing our sound relationships at breaking point and it is highly likely that some or all of them will seek compensation from the ICC and/or withhold payments due to ICC under their respective sponsorship agreements. To stress this unfortunate situation, the Chief Executive has asked me to quote from an email we received this morning from a major commercial partner "I've informed Haroon of this too and will be forwarded this message-this is an USD 80 million sponsorship and to say you are bound by the BCCI is inexcusable". We appreciate that the issue and distribution of tickets has proved to be a logistical challenge, however, it is also a fundamental and material obligation on the part of the Hosts under the Host Agreement. For ease of reference, clause 14.2 of the Host Agreement reads as follows: "Host shall, at its cost, be responsible for the printing, stamping, and distribution of Gate Tickets and Hospitality Tickets for the Matches subject in each respect to IDI's approval and Host will exercise strict control at all times (from printing to distribution) to ensure orderly and efficient production and distribution of the Gate Tickets and Hospitality Tickets and security relating to the same, including avoidance of counterfeiting." It is apparent that certain Hosts have failed to comply with this requirement. The success of the Cricket World Cup depends, to a large extent, on the orderly and efficient production and distribution of tickets. ICC is being seriously challenged and is therefore bitterly disappointed by the above state of affairs, which threaten to undermine everything that all of us have worked so hard to achieve over recent months. For the record, you will appreciate that, to the extent that ICC receives claims for compensation from either disgruntled fans or unsatisfied commercial partners, it will have no option but to set off such claims against any distributions due to the relevant Hosts. Accordingly, all ICC's rights under the Host Agreement in this regard are strictly and expressly reserved. We will be grateful for your intervention and assurance that the above issues will be addressed as a matter of urgency.
rkk101 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 Contact Kyazoonga and tell them you want to pick up the tickets at the ground. That'd probably be the best option. I'm picking up all mine at grounds. Its been such a pain to get this done. BTW I'd suggest twitter to get in touch with them quick (@kyazoonga) and they should be able to direct you from there. . We asked someone in India to buy them for us as we thought it would be easier, but how wrong we were. which games are you going to and I assume that u r also in London. We have tickets (when they arrive) for ireland, neds, and SA,.
Sachinism Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 . We asked someone in India to buy them for us as we thought it would be easier, but how wrong we were. which games are you going to and I assume that u r also in London. We have tickets (when they arrive) for ireland, neds, and SA,. If someone else has purchased the tickets for you, then you'll need an authorisation letter from them as well as a photocopy of a government issued I.D. and a copy of the card used to purchase the tickets. I'm going to the Eng, WI, SA games + QF and SF. If I can get final tickets, then that too
Ultimate_Game Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 If Pawar is involved with or responsible for something, that thing will go down. The guy's capacity to mismanage is indescribable. The chap has totally mis-managed agriculture ministry and now cricket has caught his fancy. God help us and Indian cricket!
straight.drive Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 In this country everything is considered as a favour to be doled out for building "contacts". Half of the IPL tickets are distributed by franchises to friends and close contacts. It is no different with WC tickets. Most of them are doled out by Cricket Associations to powerful people as a favour. Thereby ordinary fan gets a raw deal.
Ultimate_Game Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 It's amazing to think that out of 33000 tickets only 4000 tickets are made available for the fans. I am sure even those 4000 tickets won't go to the fans.
straight.drive Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 ^^^ Never..India must be the only country where "sifarish" and "contacts" can get you everything under the sun...
kabira Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 I think its time to start online petition against ICC. Its time to do something as Fans are most important entity here. I would say boycott the final, empty stadiums.
rkk101 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 ^^^ Never..India must be the only country where "sifarish" and "contacts" can get you everything under the sun... Dont be too sure..it happens all over the world but takes on many forms and guises
rkk101 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 If someone else has purchased the tickets for you, then you'll need an authorisation letter from them as well as a photocopy of a government issued I.D. and a copy of the card used to purchase the tickets. I'm going to the Eng, WI, SA games + QF and SF. If I can get final tickets, then that too hence the reason why its easier to get them posted to us and not pick up at the ground. I understand there were near riots in Blore this morning when tickets for England - India went on sale.
saneindian Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 This is where BCCI badly needs the intelligence and jugaad of Lalit Modi. The guy was a crook but was a genius at event management and managing the entire logistics for such event.
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