 "India vs Pakistan match in Champions Trophy 2025 will take place in Dubai on 23 February. Image: AFP")
The craze for an India vs Pakistan cricket match was on display once again as the tickets for the upcoming marquee clash in the Champions Trophy 2025 were sold out within minutes. The Indian cricket team will be playing against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai and tickets for the same went online for sale at 5:30 PM IST on 3 January (Monday).
India vs Pakistan cricket match tickets sold out in minutes
However, a mad rush resulted in thousands of fans failing to secure tickets for the India-Pakistan clash. As per media reports, 1,50,000 people queued up for tickets. Fans had to wait online for over an hour, however, most were left disappointed as the tickets were sold out quickly including that for premium Dirham 2,000 Platinum (Rs 47,434) and Dirham 5,000 Grand Lounge (Rs 1,18,584) sections.
“I waited 3 hours to get the link for ICC champions trophy ticket of India vs Pakistan. As soon as the link appeared on the official website, the queue already had 150k people on it. How come they had the link and not ppl on the official website? So unfair!!!” a user wrote on X.
The tickets for the India-Pakistan clash started with general stands that were priced at Dirham 500 (Rs 5926) .
“I anticipated a long queue, but the speed at which tickets vanished was shocking. By the time I secured my place, only two categories remained, both beyond my budget,” Sudhashree, a Dubai resident, was quoted as saying by the news agency IANS.
The Indian cricket team is playing all its matches in Dubai as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to travel to Pakistan due to security issues.
India’s Champions Trophy schedule
| Match | Date |
|---|---|
| India vs Bangladesh | 20 February |
| India vs Pakistan | 23 February |
| India vs New Zealand | 2 March |
| SF 1 (Semi-Final 1) | 4 March |
India’s Champions Trophy squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.