Overview

• Tickets remain available across many sections, with India Today reporting seats open in nearly half of the 25,000-capacity Dubai stadium and premium options listed near Rs 4 lakh.
• Organisers have reduced standard tickets from AED 475 to 350, even as an ECB official disputed slow sales and said a 3,000-ticket online batch sold out within minutes.
• India’s opener against the UAE drew only a few hundred spectators in Dubai, highlighting a rare drop in turnout for an Indian side at the venue.
• Calls to “Boycott Asia Cup” and an Indian legends team’s earlier withdrawal from a private event against Pakistan underscore the political pressures shaping fan interest.
• Harbhajan Singh argued there should be no cricket or trade with Pakistan until relations improve but said the match should proceed if the government allows, as Pakistan’s Rashid Latif suggested the usual hype has faded.