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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10504316" data-attributes="member: 92282">• Tickets allegedly ended up on the black market• World Cup was played in India, Sri Lanka and BangladeshThe International Cricket Council has promised a full  investigation into how thousands of World Cup tickets allegedly ended up  on the black market or in the hands of VIPs, police or politicians  after the executive board in Hong Kong received a confidential report  criticising the handling of ticket sales in India, Sri Lanka and  Bangladesh."The report highlighted certain shortcomings around  ticketing and stadia construction," an ICC statement said. "The  directors also noted the appointment of forensic auditors to review  ticketing during the World Cup, including allegations of ticketing and  stadia corruption."Senior ICC officials privately confided their  unease during the World Cup about reports of corruption in ticket  distribution, especially in the final stages when the official website  collapsed under weight of demand, leading one to comment that auditors  will not need to be all that "forensic" to discover discrepancies.The  affair was an embarrassment for the ICC chief executive, Haroon Lorgat,  who had promised a "corruption-free World Cup" in the wake of  spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistan cricketers only to find  that the focus shifted from the activities of players to officials.The  ICC board also adopted a recommendation from the finance and commercial  affairs committee that stadiums hosting major ICC tournaments must be  "match ready" at least six months before the event. England's group tie  against India was switched at the last minute from Kolkata to Bengaluru  because Eden Gardens was not finished, leaving hundreds of England fans  out of pocket as they tried to change travel plans.guardian</blockquote>

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