World Cup – Date change for India-Pakistan and eight different video games

9 matches within the upcoming ODI World Cup have had their dates or begin occasions modified, the ICC has lastly confirmed, together with the India-Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad, which is able to now be performed – as reported earlier by ESPNcricinfo – on October 14 as an alternative of October 15. The adjustments have been confirmed by the ICC with lower than two months to go earlier than the beginning of the sport’s showpiece occasion.

Pakistan, Bangladesh and England are probably the most affected: whereas three video games of Pakistan have been shifted, Bangladesh and England have had two adjustments every of their schedule, other than having their originally-planned day-night fixture on October 10 transformed to a day recreation. On account of the change within the India-Pakistan recreation, Pakistan’s match towards Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has been moved from October 12 to October 10, to offer them an satisfactory hole main into their India match.

However the Australia-South Africa match in Lucknow has additionally been introduced ahead a day and can happen on October 12 as an alternative of October 13. The England-Afghanistan recreation in Delhi, which was initially scheduled for October 14, will likely be performed on October 15. New Zealand’s match towards Bangladesh in Chennai has been modified from a day recreation on October 14 to a day-night fixture on October 13.

The double-header scheduled for November 12 – Australia vs Bangladesh in Pune and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata – will now be performed on November 11, following considerations raised by Kolkata police to the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal about holding a match on the identical day because the Hindu competition of Kali Puja.

The league stage of the World Cup will now finish with India enjoying Netherlands in Bengaluru on November 12, as an alternative of November 11.
The World Cup begins on October 5 with defending champions England taking over New Zealand in Ahmedabad, and culminates within the remaining on November 18, additionally in Ahmedabad. The semi-finals will likely be performed in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16 respectively. The ICC additionally introduced that tickets for the occasion will go surfing from August 25.

The schedule of the 2023 ODI World Cup was launched after a protracted delay on June 27, simply 100 days earlier than the beginning of the event on October 5 in Ahmedabad, whereas the schedules for the final two tournaments in Australia and New Zealand (2015) and England and Wales (2019) have been out greater than 12 months upfront.It later emerged that the native police in Ahmedabad had raised considerations over offering satisfactory safety on October 15, the unique date of the India vs Pakistan recreation, which can be the primary day of Navaratri, a significant, nine-day Hindu competition.Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, had, nonetheless, dismissed that as the explanation. “If safety was a problem then why would the match go there [to Ahmedabad] – 14-15 isn’t the issue,” he had stated after a BCCI assembly on July 27. “Two or three boards have written in, asking to vary based mostly on the logistical challenges. There are some matches the place there’s solely a two-day hole, so it is going to be troublesome to play after which journey subsequent day [and then play again].”