IND vs AUS: Cricket Australia set to lose a million dollars due to ticket refunds

Cricket Australia is set to lose AUD 1 million (approx Rs 5.4 crore) in gate receipts after the body was forced to hand out a complete refund on tickets sold for the rain-hit day one of the Gabba Test between India and Australia.

The first day of the Gabba Test saw only 13.2 overs before the play was called off due to a heavy downpour on Saturday when tickets were sold out.

CA rules mention if a minimum of 15 overs is bowled during the day, fans are not eligible for a full refund. However, with just 13.2 overs bowled, CA is set to lose a million dollars after being 10 balls short of the requisite number.

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“It turns out, a minimum of 15 overs is required to prevent fans being eligible for a full refund on tickets, meaning Cricket Australia was 10 balls away from potentially saving itself more than $1 million in refunds,” news.com.au reported. “The first day of the Test match was declared a sellout, with 30,145 fans given as the official attendance.

“But they were subjected to a largely miserable day, with a reported 40mm falling at the ground at one stage in just one hour,” the website added.

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