The International Cricket Council on Wednesday stated the schedule for this yr’s T20 World Cup within the United States and West Indies had been “the most complicated ever to draft”.
The event will function a report 20 groups, up from 16 within the 2022 version, and be staged at 9 venues throughout North America, together with New York, which may have a 34,000-seater stadium in Nassau County.
The Long Island floor was unveiled Wednesday by the ICC and is because of host the hotly-anticipated India-Pakistan conflict on June 9 amongst its eight scheduled World Cup video games.
It can be a brief modular stadium with drop-in pitches however won’t be outfitted with floodlights.
“We are in New York because there is a hotbed of cricket fans in New York and we are bringing some of the most eagerly anticipated cricket matches including possibly the most eagerly anticipated cricket match of all to that venue,” Chris Tetley, the ICC’s Head of Events, informed reporters in an internet media roundtable.
Voting traces now open for Sportstar ACES Awards 2024
“So I expect the venue to be full and I expect the atmosphere to be World Cup amazing.
“Yes, the time of the day is a factor that we take into account. But what we are talking about is world-class cricket with the best players in the world and they are going to put on a great show at a world class venue.”
The USA face neighbours Canada within the opening recreation on June 1 in Dallas, whereas the West Indies start their marketing campaign in opposition to Papua New Guinea in Guyana. The last takes place in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29.
“For this tournament in my experience, has been the most complicated match schedule ever to draft… the number of matches and the number of teams which is the largest ever T20 World Cup,” stated Tetley.
Cricket in breakfast chat exhibits
Indian web sites have put up the timings of the matches beginning between 1400 and 1600 GMT to swimsuit the sub-continent followers, however Tetley stated they’re but to finalise the fixtures.
“We haven’t released the start time of the matches yet,” he stated.
The United States hosted its personal T20 franchise league, Major League Cricket, final yr with MI New York profitable the inaugural title.
“I look at it (T20 World Cup) as an amazing opportunity to harness the interest that exists within the US,” stated Tetley.
“What is this thing called cricket that’s now being played in my backyard? Major League Cricket got a bit of interest in its first season. World Cup cricket coming to New York has been featured in breakfast chat shows that would never have happened not so long ago.”
The New York stadium has been designed by Populous, an organization that has designed a number of the world’s most iconic venues, together with Yankee Stadium in New York and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Of the 9 venues, six are within the Caribbean. Florida is the third US base.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
.jpg)
