ICC lastly revealed a a lot-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule on Tuesday, June 27, notably 100 days earlier than the mega event in India. Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens is ready to host 5 World Cup video games, together with the India-South Africa (November 5) and the second semi-ultimate match (November 16).
Mumbai’s Wankede Stadium shall be internet hosting the primary semi-ultimate whereas the ultimate shall be performed at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Eden Gardens has been chosen to host a semi-ultimate conflict forward of the likes of Bengaluru and Chennai. Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly revealed that Eden Gardens’ aura and a little little bit of renovation boosted their possibilities to win internet hosting rights for 2 big matches.
“There were a lot of talks going around in the media whether Eden Gardens will get any good matches or not, but I chose to just keep quiet,” Snehaish Ganguly instructed reporters at Eden Garden on Tuesday.
Ganguly revealed that he met The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah throughout the Women’s Premier League and introduced him with the renovation plans for Eden Gardens.
“There was never any question mark over Eden Gardens, we just had to make some renovation of the old structure and he (Jay Shah) was convinced after seeing our plans. I tried my best to convince Jay Shah. You can’t deny Eden Gardens a big match. There is an aura about Eden Gardens. What we needed was a little bit of renovation. It all started four months back. It was not easy but not difficult also. It’s the result of our hard work. We had gone through a lot of tension to get these five matches.”
As reported earlier, Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium gained the internet hosting rights for the excessive-voltage India-Pakistan sport and ultimate of the event. Pakistan’s essential sport towards England shall be held in Kolkata on November 12. Ganguly added that Pakistan most popular taking part in in Kolkata over Bengaluru and Chennai and it performed in favor of CAB.
“Pakistan have played previously in Kolkata. Their preference was first Kolkata then Bangalore and Chennai. It also clinched in favour of us,” Ganguly added.
