Those who wanted to watch the World Cup but were dissuaded by ‘house full’ notices by the organisers, do not despair. There is plenty of room available in the various stadia in South Africa, thanks to the home team’s early exit from the tournament.None of the three Super Sixes matches played up to Saturday drew capacity crowds with the New Zealand-Zimbabwe game at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday attracting just 2,000 spectators.Tickets were freely available for today’s high-profile match between Asian rivals India and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers here, a game South Africa were billed to play as group B winners had they made it through.Instead, Sri Lanka took their place after knocking the hosts out following the dramatic rain-hit tie at Durban a week ago. “I don’t want to be nasty, but local zest for the tournament has vanished,” a member of the ticketing committee at the Wanderers said.“It’s all there for the Indians and Sri Lankans. Come and get them.” Tickets ranging from 250 rand ($30) to 175 rand were available over the counter even as a few desperate ticket-holders were seeking customers to sell off their stock. A South African, of Indian descent, Komini Patel said it had never been easier to get into the Wanderers.
