Even though the schedule for the ICC’s main event, the 50-over World Cup, has not yet been released, it has been reported by the Indian Express that Bangladesh would most likely play the majority of their matches in either Kolkata or Guwahati. The ICC has scheduled the 50-over World Cup to take place in India between the months of October and November.
According to the source, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has emerged as the front-runner to host the high-profile encounter between India and Pakistan. This would be the first match between the two fierce rivals to take place on Indian territory since 2016.
According to the article, this is done in preparation for the significant number of supporters from other countries that are anticipated to travel to India in order to attend the match.
After the conclusion of the Indian Premier League, the BCCI is going to have a big announcement event where they are going to unveil the World Cup schedule.
The 50-over World Cup is scheduled to begin on October 5 if everything goes according to plan. The cities of Nagpur, Bengaluru, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajkot, Indore, Bengaluru, and Dharamshala have been shortlisted as potential locations, even for practice matches.
According to the report, Bangladesh might also play the most of their matches in Kolkata and Guwahati due to the fact that it would lessen the amount of travel time for supporters coming from the nation that is next to Bangladesh. According to another part of the report, because to safety concerns, Pakistan may wind up playing the majority of their matches in either Chennai or Bengaluru. Another potential location under consideration is the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The monsoon season runs from October through November, thus the BCCI is making preparations to finish all of the matches in the southern portions of the country by the first week of November.
Before the 50-over World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has budgeted more than Rs. 500 crore to improve venues all around the nation. After recent criticism over the state of stadiums, the secretary of the BCCI, Jay Shah, had previously announced that the board will be renovating its infrastructure, with clean restrooms, simple access, and clean seats being the main priority.
Before the World Cup, all of the infrastructure that is already there in the nation will be updated. An evaluation of the venue has been carried out in order to facilitate engagement with a larger audience both during the Indian Premier League and the World Cup. Therefore, improvements to the infrastructure are going to be made during this time,” Shah explained.