ICC WC Schedule 2023: Pakistan’s World Cup Schedule Will Change For The Third Time
ICC WC Schedule 2023: Pakistan’s World Cup schedule will change for the third time. If the BCCI and the ICC had to change yet another date, Pakistan’s schedule would be the third.
Aware of security concerns by local police regarding WC match:-
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Saturday apprised the ICC’s recce team of the security concerns raised by the local police regarding the World Cup match between Pakistan and England, scheduled to be held on November 12, the day of Kali Puja.
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This will be the third change after India vs Pakistan match (14 October instead of 15 October in Ahmedabad) and the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match (now 10 October instead of 12 October in Hyderabad).
The Ahmedabad Police had told the BCCI that it would find it difficult to take care of security on October 15, which is the first day of the Hindu festival of Navratri.
The Revised schedule will not yet be publishing:-
ICC and BCCI released the schedule in a grand ceremony on 27th June. But now the revised schedule is yet to be publishing. And it is completely messing up.
Kali Puja is the second-largest festival in West Bengal. And thousands of local clubs organize festivities. With necessary police deployment to maintain law and order situation across the city.
Kolkata Police matches to be held on Diwali:-
A senior CAB functionary, who was part of the meeting with the 17-member ICC and BCCI inspection team. Said, “Kolkata police have cited concerns over providing security for the Diwali match.
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We have informed ICC and BCCI to reschedule it and if it doesn’t happen, we will inform the chief minister.”