International Cricket Council (ICC) has released an official statement regarding the ticket sale for the Indian matches for the ODI World Cup in India to avoid chaos among the fans. ICC World Cup 2023 is scheduled to take place from October 5 to November 19.
The upcoming competition will be a special one for India and the Indians fans as the country will host the tournament alone for the first time and the Rohit Sharma-led side will look to end their ICC title drought on home soil after 10 long years as a team could not win the title in ICC events despite doing well in the leagues stage of the tournament.
In a statement, ICC and BCCI announced the important dates for the tickets of the Indian matches, as this game will be one of the most sought matches in the tournament. The World Cup tickets will be in high demand and the fans will have to secure it as fast as possible to ensure that they manage to see the global cricketing extravaganza from the stands.
“We are delighted to announce that fans can register to receive information and updates on official tickets for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The schedule, after some amendments, has now been finalized and fans can now look forward to buying tickets and watching some high-quality cricket. The BCCI will leave no stone unturned to ensure that you have an enjoyable experience at all the hosting venues.”
“Tickets for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will go on sale this month and we call on all of cricket’s hundreds of millions of fans to register your interest from next week to ensure you are one of the first to receive ticket news and to be a part of the biggest Cricket World Cup. The amendment to the schedule will ensure that players and fans will have the best possible experience at the pinnacle event of the one-day game,”
Defending champions England and New Zealand will be up against each other in the inaugural game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The final is also scheduled to take place in Ahmedabad.
ICC World Cup 2023 is scheduled to be played across 10 venues – Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune, Dharamsala, and Lucknow. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in addition to Hyderabad will host the warm-up matches for the marquee event in the country.
Tickets will go on sale on the following dates:
25 August – Non-India warm-up matches and all non-India event matches
30 August – India matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum
31 August – India matches at Chennai, Delhi and Pune
1 September – India matches at Dharamsala, Lucknow and Mumbai
2 September – India matches at Bengaluru and Kolkata
3 September – India matches at Ahmedabad
15 September – Semi Finals and Final