The ODI World Cup 2023 is simply three months away, because the event is all set to start on October 5 in India. Nonetheless, the entire schedule for the event is but to be out as BCCI (Board of Management for Cricket in India) remains to be finalising venues for the matches. Based on experiences, the entire schedule for the marquee occasion will likely be unveiled on Tuesday, June 27, and there are a couple of adjustments anticipated from the draft schedule shared earlier by the board.
If experiences are to be believed, one of many event’s semi-finals will likely be hosted on the historic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. Notably, the bottom couldn’t host a single sport through the 2011 ODI World Cup as some renovation work couldn’t be accomplished on time.
Earlier, Wankhede (Mumbai) and Chepauk (Chennai) have been in line to host the final 4 matches of the World Cup. The Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore was additionally thought of as one of many choices. Nonetheless, based on a report in Cricbuzz, Kolkata has additionally emerged as one of many choices alongside Mumbai and Chennai. The report additional means that Kolkata and Mumbai are probably to host the semi-finals of the thirteenth version of the event.
The choice to allot a semifinal to Eden Gardens was taken at a gathering of the state associations of host cities with the BCCI and Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) officers on Monday (June 26), and 12 associations attended the assembly.
One of many causes for shifting a semi-final from Chennai to Kolkata was the climate situations in October-November in Tamil Nadu’s capital. The area experiences North-East monsoon throughout that point, and therefore the BCCI/ICC doesn’t need to take any danger contemplating it’s a knockout sport.
Opening match, IND vs PAK and the ultimate to happen in Ahmedabad
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) will, nevertheless, get to host a couple of World Cup video games. The state board’s representatives have been current on the assembly with ICC and BCCI in Mumbai. Throughout the assembly, the associations have been additionally defined the operational capabilities anticipated of a bunch affiliation.
As per the draft schedule, the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will start on October 5, with the opening sport between England and New Zealand on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The much-anticipated India versus Pakistan match and the ultimate will even be performed on the identical venue.
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