India is about to start its World Cup marketing campaign in Chennai on October 8 towards Australia.
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Twelve venues, together with two just for warm-up matches, have been finalised for the 2023 males’s ODI World Cup, scheduled to start in lower than 4 months.
Despite BCCI secretary Jay Shah having said final month that the official fixtures of the World Cup might be revealed in the course of the World Test Championship, The Hindu understands that as a result of logistical points but to be sorted out by the BCCI, the ICC hasn’t been capable of announce the schedule.
However, in keeping with the draft schedule, the event can have 10 principal venues, together with three in the South. Of the principle venues, solely Hyderabad will host warm-up video games too, with Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati scheduled to stage solely warm-up video games.
Except Hyderabad, India is prone to play a recreation at every of the opposite 9 venues. Rohit Sharma’s males are set to start their quest to regain the World Cup in Chennai on October 8 towards Australia.
Chennai can be set to be awarded a semifinal, with the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai being the opposite semifinal venue. The designated venues for the last-four contests can even have a back-up choice, contemplating the political opposition of letting Pakistan play in Mumbai.
Besides internet hosting the ultimate, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is anticipated to host the tournament-opener between the final version’s finalist England and New Zealand and the marquee conflict between India and Pakistan.
With time operating out for followers throughout the globe to make journey preparations, the fixtures are prone to be formally introduced later this week.
Asia Cup replace
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to co-host the Asia Cup collectively in September, with the BCCI agreeing to the proposal. While Pakistan will play three or 4 video games on dwelling soil, all the opposite video games, together with the ultimate, might be performed in Sri Lanka. The Asian Cricket Council is about to announce the fixtures mid-week.
