Monday , December 23 2024

T20 WC 2024: Craze for India-Pakistan match now in America, hotel rent sky high

Preparations for T20 World Cup 2024 are in full swing. ICC had already announced the schedule of this tournament to be held in America and West Indies. Now many countries including India, Australia and England have announced their teams. The cricket match between India and Pakistan is one of the most watched sports in the world. People are eagerly waiting for it and have also started booking hotels to watch this high voltage match. The effect of this match to be held in New York on June 9 has started being visible on the hotels of the city. Hotel fares have skyrocketed on match days.

Hotel prices rise in New York

When India and Pakistan clashed in the T20 World Cup 2022 at MCG in Australia, 90 thousand people watched live from the stadium. In this match, Virat Kohli on behalf of the Indian team snatched the victory from the mouth of Pakistan. Cricket fans including India and Pakistan have started booking hotels in New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. Due to this, the rent of hotels in the city has increased seven times. The hotel rent on the day of the opening match of the tournament is around Rs 10 thousand, whereas on the day of the India-Pak match, the rent will have to be up to Rs 70 thousand. This is the estimated fare in Indian Rupee against the Dollar.

Fare was increased in World Cup 2023 also

The teams of India and Pakistan last faced each other in the 2023 ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad. India defeated Pakistan badly in this match. More than one lakh people had gathered to watch this match. Such news also came to light when the hotel rent had increased up to 10 times. People spent up to Rs 1 lakh in hotels to watch the match live. However, there was a shortage of hotels. After this many fans came forward and started booking hospital beds.