Hockey World Cup Tickets: India vs Wales LIVE – 5, including one college student, were held for the sale of India vs Wales tickets ahead of the clash on Thursday. India face Wales in an all-important clash and the accused sold tickets for exorbitant prices. While the hosts have kept the prices nominal, the accused were selling the same at 10 more than the actual price. Follow Hockey WC 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Hockey World Cup Tickets: Odisha Police crackdown on Black Marketing, 5 held for selling India vs Wales Hockey WC tickets – Check details
According to the report by Odishatv, their sources have revealed that the Saheed Nagar police in Bhubaneswar busted the racket of back marketing. The India vs Wales clash will be held on January 19. The match will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The report further states that the accused persons were trying to crack a deal using a messaging app. They attempted to sell the tickets for the match at a higher price. The accused persons sold Hockey World Cup tickets of Rs 100 for Rs 1000, Rs 200 tickets for Rs 2000 and Rs 500 tickets for Rs 4,000.
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— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) January 18, 2023
Besides the tickets for India vs Wales match, the accused were also selling tickets for January 24 and January 29 matches as well. The report also revealed that of the five accused one is a girl. She is a student of civil engineering at a college in Bhubaneshwar. The four others are businessmen.
Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023: India eye quarterfinal spot with huge win over Wales
Team India will look to beat Wales by a huge margin and qualify for the quarterfinals. The India vs Wales match will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Currently, India are tied with England on 4 points.
If England loses or draws against Spain, and India as they just need to beat Wales to top Pool D. They can qualify directly for the quarter-finals. However, if England beat Spain, then India will need to defeat Wales by more than five goals. However, if India finishes second after beating Wales they will play a crossover match. The third-place team in Pool C, which could be either New Zealand or Malaysia will join them.
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