2023-08-15 13:23:43
Ahmedabad: Those who come to watch the India-Pakistan match in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup in the city on October 14 will drink water. Tickets for the match will go on sale on September 3. But before that, even the average hotel rates in the city have increased by 15 times. 60,000 per night to book a hotel room at a rate of Rs.4000 on twin sharing on Dr.com ESPN Cric Info Reporting.
Updates on some hotel charges ahead of India vs Pakistan match. [Espn Cricinfo]- Star hotels charging upwards of 3,50,000 for 2 nights. – An average hotel that was 4000 per night has increased to 60,000 pic.twitter.com/vcmXI7egEs
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 15, 2023
But those looking for star hotels will have to shell out more than they would pay for a business class flight to Europe. You will have to pay more than three and a half lakh rupees for two nights. Some of the star hotels are booked for BCCI sponsors and non-partners, so no amount of money is available.
Several hotels charging ₹3.5 lakh for 2 nights for India-Pak World Cup match in Ahmedabad
— CA Vishnu Agarwal (@vishnuagarwal04) August 15, 2023
Fans cannot avoid staying as the BCCI has instructed them to arrive the day before and purchase physical tickets for the match from outlets in the city. The day before the last IPL final, there was a long queue outside the stadium to buy tickets.
But to avoid this kind of problem, Qatar had taken some measures including the World Cup. What they did was check the validity of tickets purchased online through the QR code on the official app and control entry and exit to the stadium.
Ahmedabad’s rental house owners are also preparing to trade the World Cup match. They charge Rs 1 lakh per night for a two-bedroom apartment in Motera that can accommodate a maximum of eight guests. Advertisements with the caption India-Pakistan World Cup Special. 10,000 is charged for single occupancy accommodation. The Hotel Association of India, which says that there was no income during the Covid period, says that the rate will increase as the demand increases during the World Cup.
Meanwhile, fans in Pakistan also face visa hurdles. In the 2011 World Cup, Pakistani fans were granted visas to watch the India-Pakistan semi-final in Mohali. But this time there is no clarity on this matter.
Change in ODI World Cup Match Schedule
The 2023 ICC ODI World Cup was rescheduled to include the match between India and Pakistan. The match, which was supposed to be held on October 15, was postponed to October 14. There are also changes in the schedule of eight other matches, including the India-Netherlands match. The India-Netherlands match will be played on November 12 instead of November 11.
Pakistan’s match against hosts India on October 14 will be played in Ahmedabad, where it was previously held. As a result of the change in the schedule, the England-Afghanistan match, which was scheduled to be played in Delhi on October 14, will be played on October 15. The Pakistan Sri Lanka match which was to be held on the 12th in Hyderabad will be organized on the 10th and the Australia South Africa match which was to be held on the 13th in Lucknow will be organized on the 12th. The New Zealand vs Bangladesh match scheduled to be played on October 14 will be played as a day-night match on October 13.
There is also a change in the November 12 matches. These have been shifted to November 11. Australia Pakistan match in Pune (10.30 AM) and England Pakistan match in Kolkata (02.00 PM) will be held on 11th. India’s final league match against the Netherlands has been moved from November 11 to 12. This match in Bengaluru will be organized as day night.
India’s Matches in 2023 ODI World Cup
IND vs AUS October 8 Chennai IND vs AFG October 11 Delhi IND vs PAK October 14 Ahmedabad IND vs BAN October 19 Pune IND vs NZ October 22 Dharamsala IND vs ENG October 29 Lucknow IND vs SL, November 2, Mumbai IND vs SA, November 5, Kolkata IND vs NED, November 12, Bengaluru
India-Pak match in Ahmedabad: Hotel rates increase by 15 times
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