Mumbai to cut ticket prices for Test, daily tickets at Rs 50

[Trichromatic]

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to slash ticket prices for the third Test between India and West Indies to try and draw larger crowds to the Wankhede Stadium. The decision comes after the low attendances during the recent India-England ODI series - 13,000 tickets were sold at the Wankhede Stadium, which seats 33,000. Daily tickets for the Test will be priced as low as Rs 50 and season tickets for vantage viewing points like the premium Vithal Divecha Pavilion will be on offer for Rs 600. An ODI ticket for the same stand was priced at Rs 5000 (a comparison with previous Test ticket rates is difficult because the last match played at the Wankhede was five years ago). A season ticket in the North Stand will cost Rs 500; a ticket for the ODI against England was priced at Rs 3000. The reduction is even greater for the Sunil Gavaskar Stand (Rs 4000 to Rs 500).

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2011/content/current/story/539627.html Good decision. :two_thumbs_up:

[Cricket Tragic]

They also need to make it easy to buy tickets. Looks like they made a mess of it in Delhi.

[ganeshran]

Good job by BCCI :clap:

[Yoda-esque]

Mumbai rocks!! Delhi :hehe:

[BERGKAMP]

Sense at last from the Babus!

[Stuge]

They also need to make it easy to buy tickets. Looks like they made a mess of it in Delhi.

+1 Its was not the price .Ticket were difficult to buy hence one of the reason for low turnout .

[Desi Cartman]

How is reducing ticket prices going to help when the tests are played mostly on weekdays, the next test starts on mon :WTF: Previously Indians were starved of cricket and people used to take days off to watch their favorite cricketers but now due to ipl it's the not the case anymore

[Cricket Tragic]

How is reducing ticket prices going to help when the tests are played mostly on weekdays' date=' [b']the next test starts on mon :WTF: Previously Indians were starved of cricket and people used to take days off to watch their favorite cricketers but now due to ipl it's the not the case anymore

Absolutely senseless again :facepalm:

[Trichromatic]

BCCI never cared about better scheduling of games.

[saneindian]

Low ticket prices alone would not get people to stadiums. How about selling the tickets through proper channels and not just keep it limited to be sold through banks? What about the parking? How about ensuring the seats even in the stands with low prices are clean, have got toilets which function and are not dirty and there are enough vendors selling food, soft drinks etc in ? And for those who use public transport, what about the means of getting to the stadium from the nearest train station (thankfully not much of a problem at Mumbai)? For IPL matches, at various venues we have got feeder bus services to the nearest train/metro stations. why cant the same thing be done for international matches?

[Tiger80]

How is reducing ticket prices going to help when the tests are played mostly on weekdays, the next test starts on mon :WTF: Previously Indians were starved of cricket and people used to take days off to watch their favorite cricketers but now due to ipl it's the not the case anymore

Delhi test started on sunday,On Monday there was Eid and on Thursday it is Gurpurab ,do you think it was a bad schedule?

[Crookbond]

It's a series of "weekday Test matches". Only the last day of the third Test match is a Saturday i.e. if it lasts. Not to forget, West Indies is touring India after 2002. Speaks how important they are deemed by the BCCI.

[IKnowU]

Best day to start a test in on Thursday.

[Rahul Dravid]

GREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT JOB BCCI !!!! ... i dont often say that.!!

[Trichromatic]

India vs West Indies: Authorities tight-lipped over ticket sales at Eden Gardens :omg:

Kolkata : Embarrassed with the poor ticket sales, the Cricket Association of Bengal refused to divulge exact numbers of tickets sold on Saturday, two days before India's second Test match against the West Indies. After the media reported that only 98 were sold on day one and 324 till Friday, the host association was tight-lipped to give figures after three days' counter sales. A CAB official said there was instruction from the supremo Jagmohan Dalmiya not to give the figures as it hampered the sale of tickets from the counters. "It has an adverse effect to quote the ticket sales figures in media, feesl Mr Dalmiya," the official said. CAB treasurer Subir Ganguly was not available for a comment. But CAB joint-secretary Biswarup Dey hoped that about 30 to 40,000 spectators would fill up in the stadium.

[saneindian]

If tickets are not getting sold, give free tickets numbering in 1000s to all cricket academies in Kolkata and neighboring areas. Let the 14-15 year olds watch their superstars from the stands. Also wonder which genius decides not to release daily tickets online. if someone wants to go he has to go through so many hassles, make it easier for him.