Fans Reveal Horrible Experience In Stadiums During ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is currently underway in India. The tournament organisers have already faced severe criticism for the delay in schedule announcement as well as the poor ticketing process.

Thousands of fans had to give up on the World Cup due to the poor arrangement. Unlike previous editions of the tournament, where schedules were typically revealed over a year in advance, the current event’s schedule was only made public less than three months prior to the start. Later, the organisers had to make changes to the schedule too.

The ticketing process was equally shoddy. And now few fans have made a startling revelation regarding the experience of visiting the stadiums for the World Cup matches. As per them, the organisers of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 have not allowed the fans to carry essential items such as water, food, and even suncream and phone chargers into stadiums.

“On the whole we’ve enjoyed the experience” Gary Millis, a spokesman for travel company ITC, who have brought supporters to India for the tournament, told The Times.

“We can’t take in phone chargers, water, food or suntan lotion, and many of the seats are not in the shade, so things like water and suntan lotion are important. They confiscate all sorts of items like sprays, sanitisers and gels. There’s a whole list of things you’re not allowed to take in. We were also told we could buy suntan lotion in the ground but couldn’t,” he added.

Terribly frustrating experience at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:

Speaking further, Mills shared more frustrating experience he had to endure in the stadiums during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He stated that the organisers have not put too much emphasis on the fans’ comfort or experience and revealed some unpleasant experiences.

“There wasn’t any bottled water available in Delhi and we didn’t feel we could trust the water they provided because we were unsure where it had come from. That was poor. At one of the venues we were asked to show our tickets six times after we entered the ground.

“I’ve been on plenty of England tours and none have been as strict as this. It’s terribly frustrating. I think they need to get in line with the rest of the world,” he added.

Social media platforms are also filled with such claims as fans have slammed the organisers for their poor arrangement. Fans have pointed out that they had to wait in lines for hours to get inside the stadium and also complained about the lack of hygiene at the venue.