The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced the schedule for the much-anticipated 2023 Males’s ODI Cricket World Cup, set to start on October 5 with the opening match at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. The ultimate may even be held on the similar venue on November 19 whereas Mumbai and Kolkata will host the semifinals on November 15 and 16, respectively.
A complete of 10 venues have been chosen to host matches for this historic ICC occasion, making it the largest-ever event by way of venues. Other than Ahmedabad, the opposite seven host cities embody Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Pune.
Nevertheless, the exclusion of sure main venues has left officers dissatisfied. Indore’s Holkar Stadium, which has a wealthy cricketing historical past and frequently hosts worldwide matches, expressed disappointment at not being included. The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Affiliation’s president, Abhilash Khandekar, expressed his remorse over Indore lacking out on a World Cup fixture, recalling that town had hosted a match in 1987.
Equally, Mohali, which has been internet hosting World Cup matches since 1996 and witnessed the high-octane India-Pakistan semi-final in 2011, didn’t make the lower this time. The Punjab Cricket Affiliation supply expressed disappointment on the exclusion, mentioning that it appeared solely cities with influential workplace bearers had been chosen.
In the meantime, Punjab Sports activities Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer advised that politics might need performed a job within the determination, expressing disappointment {that a} stadium that produced many Indian cricket superstars didn’t obtain a single match.
“The exclusion of Punjab’s Mohali from the checklist of host cities for the event was resulting from political interference. The Punjab authorities will increase this difficulty with the BCCI,” Hayer informed ANI.
Then again, he famous that the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was internet hosting the opening match, the ultimate and the much-anticipated India-Pakistan conflict.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor additionally expressed disappointment on the omission of Thiruvananthapuram’s SportsHub from the World Cup fixtures, suggesting that Ahmedabad appeared to be gaining prominence because the cricket capital of the nation.
In response to the considerations raised relating to the exclusion of sure venues, Rajeev Shukla defined that the choice was not solely inside their management. The vice chairman of the BCCI emphasised that getting consent from the ICC was vital earlier than finalising the choice of venues.
(With ANI inputs)
Up to date: 28 Jun 2023, 09:04 AM IST