Mohammad Hafeez has criticised what he regards as the poor organisation and handling of the 2023 World Cup and says that hosting global events requires a “mindset shift.”
The World Cup has been criticized for mishandling everything from the delay in announcing the original schedule to images of empty seats during the tournament. The BCCI, which will host the World Cup entirely in India for the first time ever, announced the tournament schedule just 100 days before the start of the tournament, but was forced to make revisions and adjustments to the schedule, including changing the date of the key clash between India and Pakistan. Ta. The local police were reluctant to provide security as it coincided with the festival.
With less than two months to go before the World Cup begins, the BCCI has announced a new schedule with nine matches postponed. However, the Hyderabad Police were dissatisfied with the schedule of the Pakistan-New Zealand warm-up match and it was eventually played behind closed doors.
The ticket fiasco also became a hot topic as the event drew to a close, with fans often waiting two hours for tickets. Their efforts were often in vain when they were redirected to the booking page of Book My Show, the World Cup’s official ticketing partner, with tickets listed as “sold out.” Tickets for all World Cup matches on the website are currently sold out.
Nevertheless, three of the previous six games were played in near-empty stadiums, meaning there were no spectators. Barely an hour before Sunday’s India-Australia match, BookMyShow announced that a large number of ticket sales would resume, but a week before that, Saturday’s India-Pakistan match His tickets were 14,000. Tickets go on sale on the 14th, but fans are wondering why tickets were made available at the last minute.
India played Australia in Chennai on Sunday, but the stadium, which is usually packed during the IPL, was surprisingly not full.
Hafeez blames those responsible He said proper management is necessary. “During the last four days of the World Cup, we have seen poor management and poor planning from the organizers. We have also noticed that the response from the audience is not very good.
“When you host a world-class tournament, you have to expand your mind and think globally. You can’t make big decisions with a narrow mindset.”
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