World Cup final ticket sold for Rs 1.5 lakh

As countdown for the big match of Saturday began, the genuine cricket fans who hoped to catch the action at the Wankhede Stadium between India and Sri Lanka were left high and dry with few tickets reaching the common people as black marketers made a killing selling tickets for even Rs 1.5 lakh.

Reports said tickets for the final are sold for as high as Rs 1.5 lakh.

A sting operation by the NDTV also exposed tickets being sold in black by a security guard at the stadium.

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) said the expose helped them identify the black marketers.

Wankhede stadium can accommodate 32, 000 spectators but only 4000 tickets reached the common people.

Rest went to the big shots of India, the clubs and corporates.

The corporate boxes of the tickets were earlier bought by Mukesh Ambani?s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Vijay Mallya?s Kingfisher, Tata Consultancy Service and Bajaj.

Media reports said RIL has bought three boxes for over Rs 11 crore.

Each box has 15 seats and rents to owners for 10 years.