As many as 1.2 million tickets have been offered for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starting on July 28, the organisers have stated, including that the ladies’s cricket match between India and Pakistan has “really caught the interest” of the native public.
Women’s cricket is making its debut on the Commonwealth Games, and India and Pakistan will likely be clashing at Edgbaston on July 31. The metropolis is house to a considerable variety of Indian and Pakistani-origin individuals.
Speaking to PTI, Birimgham Games CEO Ian Reid stated the semifinals and closing tickets have already been taken whereas he expects a promote out crowd even for the India-Pakistan fixture.
“I am a big cricket fan myself. India are in the same group as Pakistan so that has really caught the interest here in Birmingham. It is an iconic venue, your men’s team recently played here over the last few weeks. So it would certainly be one of the highlights of the Games,” Reid stated.
“The semifinals and final tickets have already been sold out probably with the expectation that India and England will be there. India and Pakistan will be close to capacity. We will see an uptick in sale of tickets much closer to the event. So I expect that India-Pakistan game to be sold out soon.” More than 5000 athletes will participate within the Games which would be the largest sporting occasion within the UK for the reason that London Olympics in 2012.
“We have sold 1.2 million tickets for the event. We expect that number to go up as we get closer to the Games. So by far the biggest sporting event in the UK since London 2012. “We will have about 45,000 volunteers and paid staff working on the event. It is a huge event for the region and the city,” Reid added.