India-Pakistan cricket news

 

 

As many as 1.2 million tickets had been offered for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starting on July 28, the organisers have stated, including that the women’s cricket healthy among India and Pakistan has “without a doubt stuck the hobby” of the nearby public. Women’s cricket is making its debut on the Commonwealth Games, and India and Pakistan can be clashing at Edgbaston on July 31. The metropolis is domestic to a enormous quantity of Indian and Pakistani-beginning people.

 

Speaking to PTI, Birimgham Games CEO Ian Reid stated the semifinals and very last tickets have already been taken at the same time as he expects a promote out crowd even for the India-Pakistan fixture.

 

“I am a huge cricket fan myself. India are withinside the identical organization as Pakistan in order that has without a doubt stuck the hobby right here in Birmingham. It is an iconic venue, your men’s crew lately performed right here over the previous few weeks. So it might without a doubt be one of the highlights of the Games,” Reid stated.

 

“The semifinals and very last tickets have already been offered out likely with the expectancy that India and England can be there. India and Pakistan can be near capacity. We will see an uptick in sale of tickets a whole lot towards the occasion. So I count on that India-Pakistan recreation to be offered out soon.” More than 5000 athletes will participate withinside the Games with a view to be the largest carrying occasion withinside the UK for the reason that London Olympics in 2012.

 

“We have offered 1.2 million tickets for the occasion. We count on that quantity to head up as we get towards the Games. So with the aid of using a long way the largest carrying occasion withinside the UK considering that London 2012. “We can have approximately 45,000 volunteers and paid body of workers running at the occasion. It is a large occasion for the area and the metropolis,” Reid added.