'What a scam!': Fans outraged as Bengaluru tickets for Ind vs WI 5th T20I surge from ₹1,000 to ₹2,500
Cricket fans slam BCCI and Ticketgenie over IND vs WI 5th T20I tickets in Bengaluru as starting prices surged from ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 just before booking opened.
Fans are furious after Bengaluru tickets for the fifth India vs West Indies T20I match skyrocketed from ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 just minutes before the sale opened on TicketGenie. The sudden price jump has sparked accusations of greed and a lack of transparency from supporters who found tickets sold out within seconds of the booking window opening.
The original low price of ₹1,000 was advertised on the official TicketGenie portal, but was quickly changed to ₹2,500 before fans could purchase. Social media is filled with complaints about the price hike, with fans questioning how the final price was decided and expressing concerns that seats may be ending up on unregulated resale platforms where they are reportedly being sold for four to eight times the face value.
The Bengaluru incident follows similar issues in Ranchi and Indore where ticket scalping and black market sales have been reported. Both the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and TicketGenie are under fire for the sudden price increase and the lack of openness in the ticket allocation process.
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