Last Updated: March 21, 2023, 23:20 IST
According to report Narendra Modi Stadium is shortlisted to host ODI World Cup final (AFP and BCCI Image)
Twelve venues will host 48 matches to be played across the 46-day period in the 2023 ICC ODI Cricket World Cup
The 2023 ODI World Cup in India is scheduled to start on October 5 and end on November 19, according to a report, with 48 matches to be played across the 46-day period. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is set to final as total 12 venues are reportedly finalised to host the WC matches in India, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Apart from Ahmedabad, the Cricket World Cup will be played in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot and Mumbai. BCCI has not finalised the venues for any of the games specifically, even though ICC generally confirms the World Cup schedules at least a year in advance. The international board has had to wait for BCCI to get the Indian government’s necessary clearances and a clearer idea about the monsoon’s effects on different venues at separate times.
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Two other hurdles have caused the delay in the release of the schedule – BCCI’s securing a tax exemption from the Indian government for the tournament as well as the diplomatic hurdle of the Pakistan cricket team’s participation in the country.
As per the ICC norm, the host nation is required to get tax exemption from the government for hosting tournaments organised by the global body.
According to the BCCI document shared with the state bodies, the adverse impact on the Board’s revenue from the ICC, if a 21.84 percent tax is paid, would be USD 116.47 million.
India have hosted a couple of ICC events in the last decade – 2016 and 2021 T20 World Cups.
India last hosted the World Cup way back in 2011 but they were not the lone hosts in that edition as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were also the co-hosts for the mega ICC event at that time. MS Dhoni lifted the World Cup trophy in 2011 after hitting the iconic six to Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara in the final at Wankhede Stadium.
England will enter the mega tournament as the defending champions as they beat New Zealand in the final of 2019 ODI World Cup. It was an eventful final where the scores were tied after 50 overs. The match went to super over where the scores tied again and England were named World Cup winners on the basis of boundary count.
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