WC 2023 Opening Ceremony: The opening ceremony of the World Cup 2023 on 4 October in Ahmedabad. The opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2023 can be held on October 4 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad.
World Cup match between England and New Zealand on 5 October:-
The opening match of the World Cup between England and New Zealand is to be played the next day on October 5 and the final on November 17 in the same stadium.
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Although the situation is not clear about the venue of the opening ceremony of the World Cup. There is a strong possibility of it being holding at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Where the opening and final matches of the World Cup are also to be playing.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup will be attending by members of cricket’s governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) and representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Opening ceremony of World Cup 2023 to be holding in Ahmedabad on October 4?
According to a report in Cricbuzz, the opening ceremony of the World Cup is expecting to be short but glitzy, which will end with a cultural extravaganza.
The highlight of the opening ceremony will be the captains of all the 10 participating teams. The ICC will hold a formal briefing session for the captains during the event, known as ‘Captain’s Day’.
The warm-up matches of the World Cup will begin even before the opening ceremony, as 6 out of 10 teams have to take part in practice matches. India will face Netherlands, Australia will face Pakistan and Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in these warm-up matches.1
The captains of the teams are expecting to reach Ahmedabad on the morning of 4th October and all of them will participate in a memorable photo shoot in the evening.
Captain Rohit Sharma’s match against the Netherlands:-
Indian captain Rohit Sharma will reach Ahmedabad from Thiruvananthapuram on the morning of October 4 after playing the match against the Netherlands.
The opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup hosted by India was holding in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The captains were then taken to the ground in elaborately decorating rickshaws. Adding a local touch to the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup 2023 to be holding on October 4 can also see a mix of local tradition and the history of cricket. But at present the information relating to this ceremony is keeping secret.
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Captains of all World Cup 2023 Teams:-
- India: Rohit Sharma
- Pakistan: Babar Azam
- England: Jos Buttler
- Australia: Pat Cummins
- New Zealand: Tom Latham (for Kane Williamson not playing)
- Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka
- Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan
- Netherlands: Scott Edwards
- South Africa: Temba Bavuma
- Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi.