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Snehasish Ganguly, the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), stated on Tuesday that the preparations have actually begun for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and included that an India vs Pakistan match at Eden Gardens would be a dream match. The schedule for CWC 2023 was revealed on Tuesday. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will square off at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 this October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The opening video game of the World Cup is set up to position at the exact same place on October 5 with a match in between protecting champs England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad, the ICC revealed on Tuesday.
“Preparations have actually begun. We began preparations after IPL for the World Cup. We are remodeling the arena, business boxes. Ground conditions are exceptional. Preparations will begin with July 1 for the ground. We had a conference with our manager. Eden Gardens is all set to host the World Cup. There are some spots occasionally, within the next 2 months, we will fix all those problems,” stated Ganguly to ANI.
On the WC schedule, Ganguly revealed his fulfillment, stating that they got “what we anticipated, what we wanted.”
“We attempted that we get a semifinal match this time and at the last minute, we got a semifinal match at Eden,” he stated.
Kolkata will host Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh on October 28, Pakistan vs Bangladesh on October 31, India vs South Africa on November 5, England vs Pakistan on November 12 and the 2nd semifinal on November 16.
“Everyone’s very first option will be an India vs Pakistan semifinal at Eden Gardens, it would be a dream match,” he included.
On the pitch, Ganguly stated that the personnel will opt for a sporting wicket, which provides high-scoring contests and assists both bowlers and batters.
“In IPL, everybody delighted in the match given that they were high scoring and the wicket condition was great. We will attempt keeping it,” he included.
Ganguly stated that a choice on tickets cost will be taken in the next number of days.
“We anticipate the crowd to come, we have a capability of 65,000. Keeping this in mind, we will have a sensible rate,” he included.
He prompted fans to come to the arena to see the matches or at least enjoy them live on Television.
Ganguly stated that the matches will be done efficiently with correct security for all throughout the Durga Puja days, which will occur throughout the period of the competition.
“Last time likewise throughout worldwide matches, Kolkata cops handled this celebration and a worldwide match well. They worked together with us. We are positive that matches will be performed in a huge method, with correct security and security,” he stated.
Ahmedabad will host the competition opener along with the last. The other places are Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram sign up with Hyderabad in hosting the practice matches.
8 groups have actually received the 46-day occasion through the Cricket World Cup Super League while the last 2 areas will be taken by the finalists of the World Cup Qualifier occurring in Zimbabwe.
The competition maintains the round-robin format of last time with all groups playing versus each other for an overall of 45 league matches.
The leading 4 groups will receive the semi-finals to be played in Mumbai on 15 November and in Kolkata on 16 November. The semi-finals and the last will have reserve days.
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