MUMBAI: India is ready to host the next edition of the ICC Mens ODI World Cup. Although the exact dates have not been declared yet, the matches are expected to be held from October 5 to November 19.
The matches of the international tournament will be organised across several cities of the country. They are Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot and Mumbai. And the finals are expected to be hosted at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19.
The competition is expected to be comprised of a total of 48 matches which include the three knock-out matches over the duration of 46 days. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, which is the hosting organisation for the event, has revealed the details regarding the date and venue of the final match.
Details have not been released about the venues of the warm-up matches ahead of the tournament. According to the reports, there are delays in the finalising of the venues of the tournament owing to the possible complications of the monsoon rains in different parts of the country.
“The ICC usually announces World Cup schedules at least a year in advance, but this time it has also been waiting for the BCCI to get the necessary clearances from the Indian government. This includes two key issues: getting a tax exemption for the tournament, and visa clearance for the Pakistan team, which has not played in India except at ICC events since early 2013,” mentioned a report from ESPNCricinfo.
In the quarterly meeting of the ICC held in Dubai last week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had given its assurance to the global body the visas for the Pakistani team members will be cleared by the Indian government ahead of the schedule of the tournament.
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