Opportunity of a positive result from Bangladesh in their vital tie against England in Chittagong on Friday was high among the fans as they started to get hold of their match tickets yesterday.
Fans standing long hours under the sun got their prized possession in exchange for the authentication letters from the A K Khan premises at Alankar near the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
“Ah! I have got my two tickets after standing for six long hours!” exclaimed Saiful Alam Munna a college student, as his face glowed with joy.
He was one of the early ones to get the ticket as he came at the wee hours. Behind him thousand more of cricket lovers waited for their turn.
“I have come here at 5am and waited at least six hours for the tickets. At a standstill it seems a dream come true that I would enjoy a super event like the World Cup”.
He, however, termed the process of ticket distribution as a bit slow and said, “People who have come from far distances are suffering a bit as they have to wait for long and it's a hot day too”.
He said the environment of the city has sensitive his enthusiasm and hoped that Bangladesh will get back to their rhythm and fight against England.
His feelings were shared by Zarin Sultana, a student of Accounting Department of Govt. Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College who collected her tickets from the same booth.
in spite of having complaints about the slow movement of ticket distribution, and that too under a hot sun, she said she was willing to endure all that to see the Tigers play well.
Meanwhile Riaz Babu, an official of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) who is nominated with ticket distribution management, said the allotment of tickets from booths will run till 2pm on the match day (March 11) if necessary.
He said around four thousand people have collected their authentication letters online to enjoy the Match against England.
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