The International Cricket Council (ICC) is actively working to expand its horizon and captivate a broader audience for cricket. This is one of the key reasons why USA was picked to co-host the T20 World Cup 2024, starting in June.
However, the question of whether the USA, a nation still acquainting itself with cricket, is capable of hosting such a massive tournament remains.
Dallas, Florida, and New York have been selected as the venues for the T20 World Cup in the USA. However, given the lack of experience in preparing cricket pitches, the USA Cricket Board has sought assistance from the pitch curators at Adelaide Oval.
With the pressure of hosting IND vs PAK, the biggest clash of tournament, the USA have decided to use in drop-in pitches at the venues for the tournament.
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Adelaide Oval head groundsman Damien Hough confirmed that trays are being built in Adelaide before being shipped to Florida and then transported to the venue ahead of the tournament.
“It’s a bit tricky, we basically built six of the 10 trays here in Adelaide. We made them modular. We’re really proud of them. We’ve got a couple out of the back that will probably come out here [on Adelaide Oval] next year”, Hough told Channel 7.
“We put them in a shipping container and send them really wherever we want around the world. But they’ve gone over to Florida“, he added.
“Four go into that venue, that pop-up stadium, 34,000-seat stadium. Eight games in 10 days. One of them is Pakistan and India which will be amazing. And then there’s six that go into the warm-up venue with so many teams rotating through and so much training”, Hough confirmed.
The T20 World Cup is set to begin in June this year. The blockbuster clash of India vs Pakistan will take place on June 9 in New York.
