The BCCI has written back to the TNCA on the vexing issue of complimentary tickets for the India-West Indies T20I scheduled to be held here on November 11.
The Hindu has learnt that the BCCI has replied that it is willing to give 550 from its share of 1150 tickets to the TNCA.
Out of the 10% complimentary tickets, the BCCI gets 5%, leaving the remaining to the host association.
Objection
The TNCA and some other State associations have objected to 90% of the tickets to be put on public sale as demanded by the BCCI.
A TNCA official said, “Just 550 additional tickets will not help us. We need around 8000 complimentary tickets to meet all our obligations but now we have just 1700.”
He added, “Then there is the question of tickets we sell at discounted rates to our 180 affiliated clubs. We sell 25 tickets to each club at a discounted rate. However, the BCCI has said we cannot give preferential tickets. It will not be possible for us to conduct the match on these terms.”
The fate of the game hangs by a thread.