Fans slam BCCI & MCA for sheer mismanagement during IND vs BAN World Cup game

The BCCI and the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) have been slammed by fans yet again for sheer mismanagement during the India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) World Cup clash. Fans vented their frustration over long queues, parking problems, costly food, and travel difficulties at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

While the Indian Cricket Team clinched a dominating victory over their neighbors, the fans were left frustrated over the mismanagement by the board. Fans took to social media to categorically post videos and pictures of some of the disturbing issues.

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Mismanagement by MCA

First things first – the entry of the fans in the stadium. Reports claim that queues as long as 2kms were stationed at 2:30 PM. Though the match started at the scheduled time of 2 PM, fans got their chance to enter the stadium at a much later time. Gate 2 which was separated for VIPs and VVIPs was closed and thus a large queue was formed at Gate 3. Further Gate 5 was opened at a much later time, i.e 3 PM.

Issue : Long queue of 2 Km even at 2:30 PM.

Primary reason : MCA closed the gate no 2 for special entry of VIP and VVIPs while South and East stands was supposedly enter from Gate no. 2. The load was on Gate no 3. You opened gate no 5 at 3 PM. (2/n) pic.twitter.com/ku9iWWTh4S
— Shashank Bhalekar (@TheShaStories) October 19, 2023

Next comes the problem of parking vehicles. The MCA had initially promised free parking for all fans visiting the stadium. But that was not the case. There is a limited parking space outside the stadium and thus it couldn’t accommodate the entirety of the fans that visited the stadium. Moreover, a few people charged Rs. 100 per head from the fans.

Issue : Paid Parking for common people. No sign boards for entry or exit.

Primary reason : Limited parking space at MCA. (The outside parking was still paid). They didn’t have i cards or proper tickets still they were charging 100 rs per vehicle.
You promised free Parking (3/n) pic.twitter.com/6DTJoW4VyS
— Shashank Bhalekar (@TheShaStories) October 19, 2023

Food was also a major problem for the fans. While the MCA had promised food inside the stadium at reasonable rates, that was not the case. Food items were priced at a high price, and to add more difficulty to the fans, the food items were finished very soon.

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Issue : Costly Food Stalls.

Primary Reason : You promised affordable food options but the 2 vada pav was costing 100, 1 coffee for 100 and 1 burger at 250.

Chips were priced at MRP but vendors were selling at 70/-
Finished within 2 hours.

(look at his behaviour) (4/n) pic.twitter.com/XzVJPBUOdB
— Shashank Bhalekar (@TheShaStories) October 19, 2023

And lastly comes the difficulty in commutation. Fans had to take a different route to travel the stadium thereby increasing the time duration to travel for the game. Fans claimed that two roads were blocked for the entry of the VIPs and VVIPs and thus as a result, the normal fans had tp take different roads and routes to reach the stadium.

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