ICC and BCCI have yet another similar headache in front of them ahead of ODI World Cup 2023. There has been yet another request for a revision to the schedule of ODI WC, which has already been altered once since the much-delayed initial release. This demand by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) comes with less than a week till the start of ticket sales for the 50-over World Cup 2023.
As per The Indian Express, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now received a letter from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) requesting a break between two matches that would now be played on consecutive days.
New Zealand vs Netherlands ODI World Cup 2023 game will take place on October 9 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal, with the Pakistan-Sri Lanka encounter is slated for the following day.
The latter match was originally planned for October 12, but it was moved up a day to give Pakistan adequate time to recover from their encounter with India. Pakistan and the Netherlands will play in Hyderabad on October 6.
ODI World Cup 2023: Hyderabad Cricket Association in fix
Concerns about ensuring security for back-to-back games, particularly the Pakistan game, have been expressed by Hyderabad Police.
The original schedule for the World Cup, set to be held in India from October 5 to November 19, was made public 100 days before the event.
The final itineraries for the two 50-over World Cups held previously (in Australia and New Zealand in 2015 and the United Kingdom in 2019) were made public more than a year in advance of the competitions.
With up to nine games being delayed, the original calendar for the ODI World Cup 2023 has already undergone a significant modification. The eagerly anticipated India vs Pakistan matchup was originally scheduled for October 15 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, the first day of the Navratri holiday, which is widely observed in Gujarat. The game had to be moved up by a day because of the conflicting dates.
Additionally, the Pakistan vs England game had previously been planned to take place in Kolkata on November 12—the same day as Kali Puja, a significant Bengali festival. This match is currently scheduled for November 11.
In order to fill the gaps caused by these two changes, a number of other games had to be shifted. For instance, a modification was made since there were three matches on the day the India vs Pakistan ODI World Cup 2023 match was rescheduled to, October 14.
In order to allow for travel, rest, and training between games, adjustments were also needed to ensure that teams had a fair gap between encounters.
