The renowned Eden Gardens arena will include Team India in a semifinal at the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 however just if their challengers are Pakistan. After the much-delayed statement of World Cup 2023 schedule, the ICC likewise stated that India’s semifinal will be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai however if they deal with Pakistan, the last 4 video game will occur at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The India vs Pakistan group phase component however will occur at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president and sibling of previous BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, Snehasish Ganguly, 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.
“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 prepared to host the World Cup. There are some spots occasionally, within the next 2 months, we will solve all those problems,” stated Snehashish Ganguly to ANI news firm.
On the World Cup schedule, Ganguly revealed his complete satisfaction, 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.
#WATCH|”Preparations have actually currently begun … we’re refurbishing the arena … Eden Gardens is prepared to host the World Cup …”: Snehasish Ganguly, President, Cricket Association of Bengal on ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 pic.twitter.com/XoTBGxlBj4– ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2023
On the pitch, Ganguly stated that the personnel will choose a sporting wicket, which uses high-scoring contests and assists both bowlers and batters. “In IPL, everybody delighted in the match because they were high scoring and the wicket condition was excellent. We will attempt preserving 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 an affordable cost,” he included.
ICC problem cautioning to Pakistan Cricket Board
The International Cricket Council (ICC) stated on Tuesday that Pakistan had actually signed an involvement contract to contend in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in October-November. Significantly, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated on Tuesday that it is presently communicating with the Pakistan federal government for assistance and clearance to explore India for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and will interact the result to ICC.
“Pakistan have actually signed an involvement arrangement to contend and we anticipate them to be there and have actually had no indicators to the contrary,” stated a declaration from ICC on the matter.
“All Members need to comply with the guidelines and the laws of their nation and we appreciate that. We’re positive Pakistan will be in India for the Men’s Cricket World Cup,” included the declaration.
PCB’s declaration followed the schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was revealed. “The PCB needs the Government of Pakistan’s clearance for any trip to India, consisting of the match locations. We are communicating with our federal government for assistance, and as quickly as we hear something from them, we will upgrade the Event Authority (ICC). This position follows what we had actually informed the ICC a number of weeks ago when they showed us the draft schedule and sought our feedback,” stated the declaration from PCB.
PCB’s involvement in ICC CWC 2023, to be held completely in India for the very first time ever, has actually been a widely-debated topic since Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah revealed in 2015 that Asia Cup 2023 will be held at a neutral place rather of being hosted by Pakistan.
(with ANI inputs)