Prasad hit out on the governing our bodies for mishandling the occasion, declaring that the event is a ‘matter of nationwide status’.
The World Cup is scheduled to kick-off on October 5 in Ahmedabad with last-time finalists England and New Zealand locking horns on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Prasad took to X (formally Twitter) elevating considerations on the way in which BCCI is dealing with issues within the run-up to the mega occasion.
Round 100 days earlier than earlier than the beginning of the event, the schedule was first made public. As in comparison with the 2018 World Cup, the fixtures had been made public greater than a 12 months prematurely.
The 2023 World Cup schedule then went by further changes, as many internet hosting associations expressed reservations over a conflict of the matches with different essential occasions within the metropolis.
The fixture record was lastly amended on August 9, a few month and a half after the primary announcement, and with lower than two months till the primary sport of the event, scheduled for October 5.
A complete of 9 video games had been rescheduled, amounting to at least one in each six group-stage matches. These included India’s sport in opposition to archrival Pakistan, probably the most anticipated first-round conflict. England, the World Cup holders, are probably the most affected workforce, with three of their 9 video games rearranged.
Indore, Mohali, Rajkot, and Nagpur are among the many venues which were considerably surprisingly disregarded. Notably, Mohali hosted the 2011 ODI World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan. Sports activities Ministers of A number of states confirmed their displease with the BCCI choice and alleged discrimination and politics over sports activities.
Nonetheless, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla got here up with a clarification and known as all allegations “baseless”.
The sudden change within the schedule noticed cricket followers struggling to get tickets in India and the world over. BCCI launched 400,000 tickets on Friday (September 8) after the preliminary sale of tickets that ended on September 3.
After the sudden change within the schedule, BCCI confronted criticism from followers for releasing the tickets late. The Worldwide Cricket Council made adjustments to the schedule to kind out logistical points final month.
The delay within the announcement of ticket gross sales has led to confusion and travelling followers are fretting in regards to the logistical points that they may face throughout the World Cup.
Earlier, Prasad additionally slammed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) after it determined to have a reserve day for India vs. Pakistan Tremendous 4s conflict on Sunday.
The previous pacer mentioned it will be unethical if the principles had been completely different for simply two groups.
(With inputs from IANS)
