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ICC WORLD CUP 2023

Countdown begins as

experts express faith in Virat,

Rohit and pacers

The World Cup commences on Thursday, 5 October when 2019 finalists England

and New Zealand clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the event
culminating in the final at the same venue on Sunday, 19 November

OUR BUREAU
endra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
Agra/New Delhi hosting the tournament opener and
the final. The event will feature 48
ith only 50 days remaining matches to be played across 46 days.
for the highly anticipated
WICC Men’s Cricket World The venues other than Ahmed-
Cup, the prestigious trophy was abad and Chennai are Bengaluru,
Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kol-
proudly displayed at the enchanting kata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune.
Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on While Guwahati and Thiruvanantha-
Wednesday.
The gleaming silverware, puram will join Hyderabad in hosting
set to be the ultimate prize the practice games.
when the tournament gets un-
derway from October 5 to No- Eight teams have qualified
vember 19, radiated under the for the 46-day event through
sun against the magnificent
backdrop of the Taj Mahal—a the Cricket World Cup Super
true Wonder of the World. This League while the final two spots
recent visit to the Taj Mahal
symbolized a harmonious blend ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy brought to the Taj Mahal ahead of the tournament were decided by the ICC Crick-
of India’s rich cultural heritage and that begins on October 5 this year in Agra on Wednesday (ANI) et World Cup Qualifier taking
the pinnacle of cricket, offering an
exquisite spectacle for fans as the place in Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka
tournament’s excitement continues Pakistan was originally slated to take stage, there are three changes with and the Netherlands grabbed
to build. The ICC Men’s Cricket place in Ahmedabad on Sunday, the double-header encounters of
World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour aims October 15, but this clash has been Sunday, 12 November being moved the two final spots in the tour-
to capture the festive and celebratory moved a day earlier and will now be a day earlier to Saturday, 11 Novem- nament.
spirit associated with Cricket World held at the same venue on Saturday, ber – Australia vs Pakistan in Pune
Cups, presenting a series of grand October 14. (10:30 AM) and England vs Pakistan The top four teams will qual-
events at some of the world’s most As a result, England’s fixture in Kolkata (02:00 PM). ify for the semifinals, to be played
iconic destinations. against Afghanistan in Delhi will be The World Cup commences on in Mumbai on November 15 and in
“50 days to go for #CWC23,” moved from Saturday, October 14 Thursday, 5 October when 2019 fi-
tweeted ICC. On August 9, ICC re- and will now be played 24 hours later nalists England and New Zealand Kolkata on November 16. The final
will be on November 19 in Ahmed-
leased a statement to announce the on Sunday, October 15. clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in abad. The semi-finals and the final
revised schedule for the upcoming Pakistan’s contest against Sri Ahmedabad, with the event culmi- will have reserve days.
World Cup in India on Wednesday. Lanka in Hyderabad has moved from nating in the final at the same ven-
The much-awaited encounter be- Thursday, 12 October to now being ue on Sunday, 19 November. India All-rounders will be decisive
tween India and Pakistan in the ICC played on Tuesday, 10 October and will start its campaign with a match
Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has Australia’s big match against South against Australia in Chennai on Oc- ormer India head coach Ravi
been rescheduled to a different day, Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 tober 8. Shastri asserted that pacers
along with these eight other match- hours and will now be played on Ten teams will feature in this big- Fwould be crucial to India’s
es of the tournament have also been Thursday, October 12 instead of Fri- gest Cricket World Cup ever, to be campaign and having four of them
changed. day, October 13. played across 10 venues from Octo- in the playing eleven would be an apt
The clash between India and Towards the end of the league ber 5 to November 19, with the Nar- Continued on next page... >>

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