ICC World Cup 2023, matches in these 12 cities: The excitement of the ICC World Cup 2023 is on the rise. After a long time, India is all set to host the 50-over World Cup. It is believed that the ICC is going to announce the schedule of the tournament soon.
Meanwhile, big news has come to the fore regarding the venue of the World Cup to be played on Indian soil. Actually, the names of those 12 cities have been revealed, where all the World Cup matches are to be played.
All matches will be played in these 12 cities :-
All the matches of ICC World Cup 2023 will be played in Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Dharamsala. It is believed that the first match of the tournament will be played between defending champions England and New Zealand. The match will be hosted by the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.
ICC World Cup 2023: India-Pakistan clash may happen on October 15 :-
As per the schedule drafted by the BCCI for the ICC World Cup 2023, the mega-match between India and Pakistan will be played on October 15. Both the teams can take the field against each other at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.
However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its desire not to play in Ahmedabad. PCB says that they want to play in this stadium of Gujarat only when the match is of knockout.