Pakistan Cricket Board Releases Fresh Statement on Participation in ODI World Cup in India- Details Here
Pakistan Cricket Board Releases Fresh Statement on Participation in ODI World Cup in India: After the ICC revealed the dates for the upcoming ODI World Cup in Delhi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement that they will need clearance from the government before confirming their participation in the ODI World Cup. The tournament is starting on October 5 with a match between England and New Zealand, with Pakistan playing the next day on October.
International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday that Pakistan had signed a participation agreement to compete in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup this year in October-November. Notably, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday that it is currently liaising with the Pakistan government for guidance and clearance to tour India for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and will communicate the outcome to ICC.
“Pakistan have signed a participation agreement to compete and we expect them to be there and have had no indications to the contrary,” said a statement from ICC on the matter.
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“All Members have to abide by the rules and the laws of their country and we respect that. But we’re confident Pakistan will be in India for the Men’s Cricket World Cup,” added the statement.
PCB’s statement came after the schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was announced.
“The PCB requires the Government of Pakistan’s clearance for any tour to India, including the match venues. We are liaising with our government for guidance, and as soon as we hear something from them, we will update the Event Authority (ICC). This position is consistent with what we had told the ICC a couple of weeks ago when they shared with us the draft schedule and sought our feedback,” said the statement from PCB.
Pakistan will start their campaign against Qualifier 1 in Hyderabad
Pakistan will start their campaign against Qualifier 1 in Hyderabad on October 6. After their Qualifier 2 game on October 12, they will travel to Ahmedabad to take on India in a mighty clash on October 15.
Pakistan’s other matches are scheduled for October 20 against Australia in Bengaluru, then against Afghanistan in Chennai on October 23, October 27 against South Africa in Chennai, against Bangladesh in Kolkata on October 31, against New Zealand in Bengaluru on November 4, rounding their league stage with a match against England in Kolkata on November 12.
FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT
Much like the last edition in 2019, 10 teams will participate in the tournament. Seven have already qualified by virtue of the Cricket World Cup Super League, while India were already in the tournament as hosts. The remaining two teams will emerge from the ODI World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. The two finalists will make it to the mega event in October where each team will play the other nine in a round-robin format. The top four will qualify for the knockout stage and the semifinals.
All three knock-out fixtures will be day-night affairs, with the matches beginning at 14:00 local time. The tournament, spanning across 46 days and 48 matches. There are six league matches during the day, which will start at 10:30 am IST while the other matches will be day-night games starting at 2:00 pm IST.
(With Inputs From Agencies)
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