Cricket News: Fans in Bangladesh wait in long queues for World Cup 2011 tickets, delays cause scuffles
The World Cup frenzy in the subcontinent has begun with ticket sales having started. Armed policemen have faced a lot of difficulties in handling the crowd that has now been waiting in queues for as long as two days to get the tickets for the World Cup.
The fans have been angered by the poor services as they have been made to wait for a long time in the severe cold. As a result, scuffles broke out between the frustrated cricket fans and the staff of the bank branches where the tickets are being sold. The
fans have also gone on to state that the ticket allocation scheme is corrupt.
The World Cup 2011 is supposed to be jointly hosted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Bangladesh. It will commence on February 19 with the first match taking place between Bangladesh and India in the city of Dhaka. Bangladesh national team has enjoyed considerable
success this year as they managed to defeat the Kiwi’s in an ODI series, a historic achievement for their side. The chance to see the home side play against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has generated a lot of interest amongst
the locals of the country.
The angry fans took to the streets to smash up buses and cars. Riot Police as a result had to be employed to handle the situation. It has been reported that a few fans received minor injuries. Thousands of cricket fanatics wanting to attend the world cup
have been sleeping on the roads at night waiting in long queues with blankets wrapped around them.
"I have been here since Saturday morning. I could not get tickets on Sunday, but I haven't left my spot or lost hope yet," Prince Shikder, a businessman said.
It has been estimated that 700 people have slept on the roads waiting in queues to get their tickets for the world cup, drinking tea and consuming street snacks.
"We are afraid violence may flare up again today because bank officials are taking a long time to sell the tickets. Fans have told us that only 35 people received tickets on Sunday. Already some people have become fidgety this morning," Shimul Chanda, the
sub inspector of the police stated.
It has been learnt that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Cricket Board have allocated approximately 15,000 tickets per match for the ordinary citizens.
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