World Cup 2023 schedule was introduced on June 27 by ICC and BCCI with the event set to begin precisely after 100 days. As many as 10 cities have been chosen to host the mega occasion with a complete of 48 matches set to happen over the course of 46 days. However, in contrast to 2011 World Cup, Mohali missed out on being allotted a single recreation of the event this time round.
IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali had hosted three matches 12 years in the past in 2011 when India had co-hosted the World Cup with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Moreover, the marquee conflict between India and Pakistan which was additionally the semi-final of the event was performed in Mohali. With the venue not getting a match this time round, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has condemned the schedule.
He claimed that Mohali not attending to host World Cup matches this 12 months is because of politics and can increase the difficulty with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “The exclusion of Punjab’s Mohali from the list of host cities for the tournament was due to political interference. Punjab government will raise this issue with BCCI,” he stated in keeping with the video posted by ANI.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad is one other venue that shall be hosted three matches of the upcoming World Cup in India however not one of the host workforce. The venue will see Pakistan enjoying in opposition to two qualifier groups and New Zealand going through one of many qualifier groups with the matches happening on October 6, 9 and 12.Â
