BCCI under fire for messy seats at World Cup Venue

Pakistan's first match in the 2023 World Cup will take place against the Netherlands at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 6th

PHOTO: Twitter

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to begin in India, with the finalists of the 2019 edition, England and New Zealand, set to face off each other on October 5 in Ahmedabad.

During a warm-up match between Pakistan and Netherlands yesterday in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, where the Men in Green faced Australia, fans were allowed entry into the venue. However, their experience was tainted by subpar seating arrangements within the stadium.

Pictures shared by C. Venkatesh, a user on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), showcased a disarray of untidy seats, prompting widespread dismay and criticism.

This is for those, who said I had posted an old or fake pic. I’m very present at the ground. pic.twitter.com/klMfNCM6VM
— C.VENKATESH (@C4CRICVENKATESH) October 3, 2023

Netizens took to social media to express their discontentment, directing their criticisms towards the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the organizing body, and the host nation, India.

Critics labeled it a disgrace on the part of the BCCI for failing to ensure that the seating arrangements were in proper order.

Disappointment from BCCI this is not good for world cup hosting country, if you want to host world cup alone you have to improve all your stadium and seats too.#Hyderabadi #CWC23 #CWC2023 #cwc25 #ODIWorldCup2023 #ODIWorldCup #WorldCup #ICCWorldCup #ICCCricketWorldCup #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/E4VFyUOwbv
— Cricket Talks (@Cricktalks19) October 3, 2023

Look at the condition of seats. And these clowns were making fun when flood lights turned off for 20 minutes in Pakistan.
Hypocrites #AUSvPAK #WorldCup #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/gfCO4xSrp7
— Cricket King (@56CricketKing) October 3, 2023

The condition of Uppal stadium Hyderabad, richest board offers this to the people of the country and that too in a world cup, will Roger Binny and Jay Shah sit on these seats? what a shame BCCI

Pic courtesy- C. VENKATESH #WorldCup #CricketWorldCup2023 #ausvspak #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/Wrc6xCAd2X
— Kartik Wamdev (@kartikwamdev) October 3, 2023