ICC World Cup 2011 tickets: Chepauk stadium wall collapses

A wall at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai collapsed on Wednesday injuring two persons.

The sale of the tickets for World Cup had kicked off on Wednesday morning and scores of people had qued at the stadium to buy the tickets.

The incident occurred when some of the people leaned on a wall causing its collapse.

A man and woman were injured in the mishap. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

They were discharged from the hospital after the treatment as they had sustained minor injuries.

Four cricket matches for the world cup will be held in the stadium.

This is the second embarrassment for India in connection with the World Cup.

Earlier, Kolkata’s Eden Garden was declared unfit to host a match between India and England. The match has been shifted to Bangalore.

 
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