HYDERABAD: Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie's edge-of-the-seat thriller 'Gone in 60 seconds', released at the turn of the millennium, had enthralled movie goers. On Tuesday, BCCI produced its own impressive thriller, which might be termed 'Gone in 120 seconds'.
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Tickets for the overall of IPL 2019 have been offered off in simply over two minutes, which has now not handiest left the cricket fanatics top and dry but also raised questions about transparency and responsibility.
On Tuesday, BCCI put up tickets on the market with none prior realize. It stuck the fanatics by means of marvel however what followed used to be worse. The sale of tickets used to be announced within the morning through a flyer and the fanatics who logged in to shop for have been in for a surprise as the tickets have been 'offered' within no time.
"How can all the tickets be sold within minutes? It is quite baffling and the BCCI has to give an answer for depriving the fans of a chance to watch the final," a former HCA govt committee member mentioned.
The stadium capability is over 39,000. Usually round 25,000 to 30,000 tickets are offered however this time nobody is conscious about the number of tickets promote it. According to resources, tickets within the denomination of Rs 1000, Rs 1500, Rs 2000, Rs 2500, Rs 5000, Rs 10000, Rs 12500, Rs 15000 and Rs 22500 have been intended to be offered. But EventsNow had handiest offered tickets within the Rs 1500, Rs 2000, Rs 2500 and Rs 5000 denomination.
What has took place to the tickets of the opposite charges? Where have they long past? These have been the questions fanatics asked.
Attempts to determine the number of tickets promote it went in vain.
"I cannot give any details. We are selling tickets that have been given to us. It is the BCCI who should give out the details; we are not authorised to do so," Sudheer Reddy of EventsNow mentioned.
"EventsNow or the BCCI should come out in the open and clear the air," an HCA professional mentioned on the condition of anonymity.
IPL SCHEDULE
Tickets for the overall of IPL 2019 have been offered off in simply over two minutes, which has now not handiest left the cricket fanatics top and dry but also raised questions about transparency and responsibility.
On Tuesday, BCCI put up tickets on the market with none prior realize. It stuck the fanatics by means of marvel however what followed used to be worse. The sale of tickets used to be announced within the morning through a flyer and the fanatics who logged in to shop for have been in for a surprise as the tickets have been 'offered' within no time.
"How can all the tickets be sold within minutes? It is quite baffling and the BCCI has to give an answer for depriving the fans of a chance to watch the final," a former HCA govt committee member mentioned.
The stadium capability is over 39,000. Usually round 25,000 to 30,000 tickets are offered however this time nobody is conscious about the number of tickets promote it. According to resources, tickets within the denomination of Rs 1000, Rs 1500, Rs 2000, Rs 2500, Rs 5000, Rs 10000, Rs 12500, Rs 15000 and Rs 22500 have been intended to be offered. But EventsNow had handiest offered tickets within the Rs 1500, Rs 2000, Rs 2500 and Rs 5000 denomination.
What has took place to the tickets of the opposite charges? Where have they long past? These have been the questions fanatics asked.
Attempts to determine the number of tickets promote it went in vain.
"I cannot give any details. We are selling tickets that have been given to us. It is the BCCI who should give out the details; we are not authorised to do so," Sudheer Reddy of EventsNow mentioned.
"EventsNow or the BCCI should come out in the open and clear the air," an HCA professional mentioned on the condition of anonymity.
Gone in 120 sec: IPL final tickets vanish in 2 min
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May 09, 2019
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