ICC World Cup 2023: Ticket fiasco and debatable outfield headline opening week
Updated On: 11 October, 2023 06:18 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
ICC World Cup 2023: Less than a week since it started, empty seats have plagued the tournament
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Spectators watch the 2023 ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi (Pic: AFP)
Poor spectator turnout, a scheduling fiasco and a dubious outfield have cast a shadow over the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 in India, as the 50-over game itself faces an existential crisis.
The future of one-day internationals has been thrown into doubt by the growing popularity of the slam-bang Twenty-20 version, and the early optics from the World Cup have not been helping matters. Less than a week since it started, empty seats have plagued the tournament. That has been especially true of games not featuring the hosts but even Sunday`s India-Australia match in Chennai, one of the biggest fixtures of this year`s event, did not see a full house.
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