The price of BPL tickets increased; the audience expressed disappointment

Ticket prices have increased in the last phase of BPL. BPL eliminator and first qualifier matches will no longer be available at earlier prices. The audience will have to pay extra for that. Bangladesh Cricket Board informed us about the increased price of tickets. According to the information provided by BCB, the minimum ticket price is now 100 taka and the highest ticket price is 500 taka. However, the audience has expressed dissatisfaction with the increase in ticket prices.

Earlier in BPL, the audience had to pay 1 thousand 500 takas to watch the game in the grandstand. Now they have to pay 2 thousand takas. The price of tickets for the VIP stands at both ends of the wicket was earlier Tk 1,000. And now 500 takas has increased to 1 thousand 500 takas.

BCB’s statement on the issue of increasing tickets also said that the minimum charge for watching the eliminator and qualifier matches of BPL is 300 taka, which was 200 taka in the league phase. North and South Stand tickets are now priced at Tk 400. The clubhouse ticket price is 800 taka which was 500 taka in the league stage.

Tickets will be available the day before the start of the match. However, tickets can also be obtained on the day of the match. And these tickets will be available at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium and Sher-e-Bangla Stadium from the counters adjacent to gate number one. Ticketing hours are from 9 am to 7:30 pm. Two matches of the day can be seen in one ticket.

However, the audience expressed their anger due to the sudden increase in the price of the match tickets. Expressing anger in the media, many spectators said, “BCB cannot suddenly increase the ticket price like this. The audience is already less than the demand in BPL. If the ticket price is increased, many people will lose interest in coming to the field”. However, no BCB official has yet opened up in this context.

Fortune Barisal and Rangpur Riders will meet in an eliminator match on Sunday afternoon, after that, Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Strikers will fight to reach the final. Criticism is also going on about the fact that ticket prices are increasing in BPL, which started with various arguments.

This year’s BPL has almost come to an end. However, despite the controversy over the BPL, the gallery is witnessing an overcrowded crowd towards the end of the tournament. The final match is also going to be more crowded. Several foreign star cricketers joined the teams at the end of the league phase.