What’s more expensive? An iPhone 15 or India vs Pakistan match in Ahmedabad? It will be difficult to decide. If you are an ardent cricket fan, ready to shell out close to a lakh for the match alone in ticket, hotel and travel. With IND vs PAK match on Oct 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, hotel prices are going as high as Rs 43,000 for two nights, air tickets are over Rs 10,000 from Delhi. The normal airfare from Delhi to Ahmedabad is around Rs 3,000. And if you are yet to get a ticket, get ready to deal with black-marketers. In all, an IND vs PAK match could be more expensive than your kidney.
Some fans were not so lucky to get tickets when it was listed a month ago. And then when BCCI listed 14,000 more tickets, the rush was so high that many missed out on the tickets. But with BCCI releasing more tickets, some may be looking to plan travel to Ahmedabad for the India vs Pakistan match.
India vs Pakistan more expensive than iPhone 15
But get ready for some shockers. Delhi to Ahmedabad flights which usually cost around Rs 3,000 are now 10,000 to 12,000 on MakeMyTrip if you are planning to go on the match day to save on the hotel.
Some more shockers, three-star hotels in Ahmedabad for two nights are going at over Rs 40,000+taxes. A quick search on Booking.com offers hotels at 6,000 per night to over 24,000 per night from Oct 13 to Oct 15.
Considering an iPhone 15 costs Rs 79,000, the trip to Ahmedabad from Delhi for India vs Pakistan could be more expensive.
Fans have lashed out at BCCI for mismanagement of tickets. With black-marketing in full swing, many fans could miss out on the game.
Resellers had been selling IND vs PAK match tickets for over 9 lakh. Some resellers outside India listed India vs Pakistan tickets at over 15 lakh as well.
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