NEW DELHI: Indians are lapping up the first major cricketing event post relaxation of international travel restrictions — the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 that kicks off in Australia on October 16. Tickets for the India-Pakistan match on October 23 (a day before Diwali) at Melbourne Cricket Ground have already been sold out, says Tourism Australia. So far the maximum demand for ticket sales for the matches, with the final being on November 13, is from India.
“Based on our sales data so far, we have sold 40% of our packages in India, 27% in North America, 18% in Australia, 15% in UK and rest of the world. Hotel rooms across Melbourne have already been sold. About 45-50,000 fans are expected to arrive in Melbourne for the India-Pakistan match. General Admission tickets were sold out in matter of minutes with only a handful of VIP hospitality experiences remaining,” says Ash Chawla of Global Sports Travel, an Australian-Indian sporting experiences company with global sales rights for ICC “hospitality packages”.
