Date modifications for India-Pakistan and eight different World Cup video games
Nine matches within the upcoming ODI World Cup have had their dates or begin occasions modified, the ICC has lastly confirmed, together with the India-Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad, which is able to now be performed – as reported earlier by ESPNcricinfo – on October 14 as an alternative of October 15. The modifications had been confirmed by the ICC with lower than two months to go earlier than the beginning of the sport’s showpiece occasion.
Pakistan, Bangladesh and England are probably the most affected, with the three sides having three video games modified by date (and one for begin time in England’s case). As a results of the change within the India-Pakistan sport, Pakistan’s match in opposition to Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has been moved from October 12 to October 10, to offer them an sufficient hole main into their India match. But in consequence, the Australia-South Africa match in Lucknow has additionally been introduced ahead a day and can happen on October 12 as an alternative of October 13.
The England-Afghanistan sport in Delhi, which was initially scheduled for October 14, will probably be performed on October 15.
New Zealand’s match in opposition to Bangladesh in Chennai has been modified from a day sport on October 14 to a day-night fixture on October 13. The England-Bangladesh sport in Dharamsala stays on October 10, however it’ll now be a day sport and never a day-night contest.
The double-header scheduled for November 12 – Australia vs Bangladesh in Pune and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata – will now be performed on November 11, following issues raised by Kolkata police to the Cricket Association of Bengal about holding a match on the identical day because the Hindu competition of Kali Puja.
The league stage of the World Cup will now finish with India taking part in Netherlands in Bengaluru on November 12, as an alternative of November 11.
The World Cup begins on October 5 with defending champions England taking up New Zealand in Ahmedabad, and culminates within the closing on November 18, additionally in Ahmedabad. The semi-finals will probably be performed in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16 respectively. The ICC additionally introduced that tickets for the occasion will go surfing from August 25.
The schedule of the 2023 ODI World Cup was launched after an extended delay on June 27, simply 100 days earlier than the beginning of the match on October 5 in Ahmedabad, whereas the schedules for the final two tournaments in Australia and New Zealand (2015) and England and Wales (2019) had been out greater than 12 months prematurely.
It later emerged that the native police in Ahmedabad had raised concerns over offering sufficient safety on October 15, the unique date of the India vs Pakistan sport, which can also be the primary day of Navaratri, a significant, nine-day Hindu competition.
Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, had, nevertheless, dismissed that as the reason. “If security was an issue then why would the match go there [to Ahmedabad] – 14-15 is not the problem,” he had mentioned after a BCCI assembly on July 27. “Two or three boards have written in, asking to change based on the logistical challenges. There are some matches where there is only a two-day gap, so it will be difficult to play and then travel next day [and then play again].”