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4000 fans set to be allowed for WTC final
For the first time since September 2019, fans were allowed for a cricket game in England on Wednesday (May 19) and this has earnestly increased the chances of crowd turnout for India's World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand next month. About 1500 people were allowed entry for the English County Championship match between Hampshire and Leicestershire at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, a venue that will be hosting the WTC final from June 18. "We're staging a four-day county game from today and for the first time since September 2019 fans were allowed for a cricket match in England. The other county games of this round will begin tomorrow and those games too will see crowds," Rod Bransgrove, the head of Hampshire County Club, told Cricbuzz from Southampton confirming that the WTC final will have a good turnout. According to him, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and International Cricket Council (ICC) are permitting a crowd of 4000 people for the pinnacle Test match. "I understand 50 percent of the permitted crowds will be taken by the ICC for its sponsors and other stakeholders and we will be selling the rest 2000 tickets. We have already received more than double applications from the fans," Bransgrove said. "It is a high-interest game and there is a good demand for it."
