Fans who no longer plan to attend the ICC Champions 2017 Trophy semifinal between England cricket team and Pakistan cricket team in Cardiff on Wednesday have been urged to put their tickets on the official re-sale site in a bid to prevent empty seats at the ground. When spectators bought tickets for the one-day tournament, they were asked to specify a team preference by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Of those that did for the Cardiff semi-final, 30 percent said they were India fans. But with title-holders India playing Bangladesh in Thursday’s second semi-final at Edgbaston, there are concerns that Wednesday’s match at the 14,100 capacity Cardiff ground could be blighted by mass no shows. But some 8,000 fans have gone ‘missing’ from the three group fixtures played in Cardiff.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2017 18:00 UTC