The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 got underway with England taking on New Zealand in the first game on October 5. However, surprisingly, the turnout at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the venue hosting this CWC opener, has been incredibly low. Social media has been flooded with pictures of almost empty stands in the stadium with many left shocked by the low attendance. Fans took to X, formerly Twitter to share their reactions to this. Check some of them below. Sachin Tendulkar Carries ICC World Cup 2023 Trophy While Entering Narendra Modi Stadium at the Start of ENG vs NZ CWC Opening Match, Pictures Go Viral!
'No Crowd?'
The opening game of CWC23 between England vs New Zealand is currently playing under behind closed doors ?
No crowd in the stadium 🤐 #ENGvsNZ #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/R0yauUyG2v
— Jayprakash MSDian™ 🥳🦁 (@ms_dhoni_077) October 5, 2023
'Empty Stands'
Sad to see empty stands in the World’s biggest cricket stadium..and these are not minnows playing….2019 World Cup finalists England vs New Zealand opening the 2023 edition. There was no opening ceremony either #CWC2023 #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/o8NKaioUrW
— Prem Mohanty 🏏⚽️ (@philipbkk) October 5, 2023
'Why?'
No crowd at all for the opening match of the "world cup"! Why? People not interested in one day matches? Ticket price too high? Too many matches? 🤔#ENGvNZ #CWC2023 #CWC23
— A. Sundararajan (@sundararajan_a) October 5, 2023
'Empty Stadium'
A game between the two great cricketing nations takes place in a completely empty stadium during the 2023 World Cup. #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/b5JJqYsG0o
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) October 5, 2023
Empty Stands During ENG vs NZ Match
Sorting the schedule and selling the tickets five minutes before the comp has worked out well. #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/ikluM3QX1F
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam) October 5, 2023
One More Pic
Empty stadium 🏟️ in 2023 Cricket World Cup.
That too in India.#CWC2023 #CWC23 #CricketWorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/RflZCPtyQA
— Balaram 🇮🇳 (@Iam_BaLaRaM) October 5, 2023
'What's Happening?'
Why is the stadium empty for the first World Cup match? Two big teams are playing,finalists of last edition.What's happening?#ENGvNZ #ENGvsNZ #NZvENG #NZvsENG #CWC #CWC23 #CWC2023 #icccricketworldcup2023 #ICCWorldCup2023 #WorldCup2023 #WorldTeachersDay pic.twitter.com/lPhb4O40eQ
— Fourth Umpire (@UmpireFourth) October 5, 2023
'More Runs Than Crowd'
England scored more runs in an over than the number of people in the crowd 🙄
— 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐳 !! 🥂❤️🩹 (@faiz1573278) October 5, 2023
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