Virender Sehwag's Interesting 'Free Tickets' Advice After Cricket World Cup 2023 Opens to Empty Stands
Former opener of Indian cricket team Virender Sehwag believes that the Cricket World Cup 2023 organizers should give free tickets to school and college students for matches not featuring India after the competition opened to empty stands in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad failed to draw crowds, and the lack of support left a lot of cricket fans on social media stunned. Sehwag believes that the popularity of ODI cricket is dwindling at the moment, and better access for youngsters during the tournament can boost their interest in the sport.
Sehwag said on a social media platform that, "Hopefully, after office hours, there should be more people coming in. But for games not featuring Bharat, there should be free tickets for school and college children. With the fading interest in 50-over games, it will definitely help that youngsters get to experience a World Cup game and players get to play in front of a full stadium.
On Thursday, New Zealand won the toss and put defending champions England in to bat in the World Cup opener, with the English missing their talisman Ben Stokes due to a hip injury.