India tour of New Zealand: Over 50,000 tickets sold in just two weeks

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s upcoming tour of New Zealand has already generated a lot of interest among fans, with over 50,000 tickets sold in two weeks.India will tour New Zealand for the first time in six years. The teams will play five T20Is, five ODIs and two Test matches during the tour.Strong ticket sales have given New Zealand Cricket (NZC) a boost ahead of the much-anticipated series.

Several matches are close to selling out

Ticket sales opened to the public on Monday after a two-week pre-sale period for Cricket Nation members, Sky customers and ANZ customers.According to a press release: “Ticket sales opened to the public on Monday after a two-week pre-sale period for Cricket Nation members, Sky customers and ANZ customers, with several matches on track to sell out, including the second T20I against India in Christchurch, which is 75% sold out.Demand was also high at Eden Park. NZC opened the sixth row of seats in the stadium for the first time since India’s 2019 tour of New Zealand.The top tier will be available for the fourth T20I against India on Friday, October 30.“High demand at Eden Park has necessitated opening the stadium’s sixth row of seats for the first time since the 2019 India tour to New Zealand, with the top level available for the fourth T20I against India on Friday 30 October,” the report further said.

NZC thrilled with the response

NZC head of marketing Tim Ellis said excitement was building for the India tour.“To open the top tier of Eden Park for the first time in years is really exciting and shows the growing excitement around the tour. Matches at Hagley Oval have always been well attended, but to have one of them more than three-quarters sold out is quite remarkable,” Ellis said in a statement.Ellis also said that NZC is working on several events and activities for fans during the tour.“We are deep into planning for a number of events surrounding the tour and have some exciting in-game activations in the works that we believe will deliver a great experience for fans of all ages,” he added.