Everything you need to know about the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup
The ICC has already released the schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. There will be as many as 10 teams in the forthcoming World Cup.
Incidentally, this tournament is going to be organized in India from 5 October to 19 November, this year. India will act as the host country, and therefore, it has already secured qualification.
The other countries to qualify directly are Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and South Africa.
These aforementioned teams have been able to qualify directly based on how they performed in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2023.
The World Cup qualifiers have also determined the remaining 2 teams in this present tournament which happen to be the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 most recent updates
• It is the Navratri festival that has been the main reason for the modification of the India versus Pakistan cricket match date. It would have been difficult to provide security arrangements in case this match was organized on the original date which was 15 October. The Pakistan cricket board has been requested by the BCCI and the ICC to modify the dates of a couple of group matches of Pakistan including the one which they are going to play against India in the city of Ahmedabad.
• The tournament’s opening match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium situated in Ahmedabad on 5 October. It has been declared by Jay Shah, the Sec. of the BCCI, that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final will be held in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
• The match between Pakistan and India was originally scheduled for 15 October to be held in the city of Ahmedabad. However, now, it’ll be held in the same location on 14 October.
• Among the 2 semi-finals, the first one will be played in the city of Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium, and the 2nd one will be played in the city of Kolkata at the Eden Gardens.
History of the Cricket World Cup
The tournament was first held in England in the year 1975. Incidentally, the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup is going to be the tournament’s 13th edition.
India is going to host this particular tournament for the 4th time and it will be the sole host for the very first time. Previously, India co-hosted this tournament on 3 occasions in the years 1987, 1996, as well as 2011.
The defending champion of this tournament is England and it won this trophy in 2019 on home soil after overcoming the challenges of New Zealand in the final.
Apart from England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been able to win this trophy once each. On the other hand, India and West Indies have lifted this trophy on 2 occasions.
However, the most successful team has been Australia when it comes to the ICC Cricket World Cup and they have lifted this trophy on as many as 5 occasions.
The initial ICC World Cup was known as the Prudential Cup, and it was won by West Indies in the year 1975.
The other teams who had played in this particular tournament were England, India, New Zealand, Australia, East Africa, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. In the final, West Indies were able to overcome the challenges of Australia by a margin of 17 runs.
The prize
The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy is the permanent prize for this tournament and it has been adapted from 1999 by the ICC. Garrard, the Crown Jewellers from London, is accountable for designing and manufacturing this trophy which is 60 cm in height and is manufactured from silver and gilt.
The presentation of this trophy has been done in the form of a sophisticated cricket ball and there are also 3 silver columns which are styled as the stumps and the bails.
These represent the 3 fundamentals of the game, namely, betting, bowling, as well as fielding. The weight of this trophy is more than 11 kg and its value is more than £40,000.
The 6 previous champions have been acknowledged on the base of the trophy on inscription plates. Once a team is able to win this trophy, they can collect fabulous cash prizes as well.
How many teams will play in this 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
As many as 10 teams will take part in this World Cup tournament that will be held in India. The 7 teams that have been able to qualify for this tournament after finishing in the top 8 of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League rankings happen to be England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and South Africa.
The remaining 2 spots have been decided by means of the World Cup qualifier matches. As already mentioned, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka have been able to qualify for this tournament along with these 8 teams that have been able to qualify directly. These 2 Teams have confirmed their places in this tournament after finishing in the top 2 positions in the Super Sixes.
Schedule for the World Cup 2023
• October 5 – England vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad at 2:00 PM
• October 6 – Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 at Hyderabad at 2:00 PM
• October 7 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Dharamsala at 10:30 AM
• October 7 – South Africa vs Qualifier 2 at Delhi at 2:00 PM
• October 8 – India vs Australia at Chennai at 2:00 PM
• October 9 – New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 at Hyderabad at 2:00 PM
• October 10 – Bangladesh versus England at Dharamsala at 10:30 AM
• October 10 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Hyderabad at 2:00 PM
• October 11 – India vs Afghanistan at Delhi at 2:00 PM
• October 12 – Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 at Hyderabad at 2:00 PM
• October 12 – Australia vs South Africa at Lucknow at 2:00 PM
• October 13 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Chennai at 2:00 PM
• October 14 – India vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad at 2:00 PM
• October 15 – England vs Afghanistan at Delhi at 2.00 PM
• October 16 – Australia vs Qualifier 2 at Lucknow at 2:00 PM
• October 17 – South Africa vs Qualifier 1 at Dharamsala at 2:00 PM
• October 18 – New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Chennai at 2:00 PM
• October 19 – India vs Bangladesh at Pune at 2:00 PM
• October 20 – Australia vs Pakistan at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• October 21 – England vs South Africa at Mumbai at 10:30 AM
• October 21 – Qualifier 2 versus Qualifier 1 at Lucknow at 2:00 PM
• October 22 – India vs New Zealand at Dharamsala at 2:00 PM
• October 23 – Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Chennai at 2:00 PM
• October 24 – South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mumbai at 2:00 PM
• October 25 – Australia vs Qualifier 1 at Delhi at 2:00 PM
• October 26 – England vs Qualifier 2 at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• October 27 – Pakistan vs South Africa at Chennai at 2:00 PM
• October 28 – Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh at Kolkata at 10:30 AM
• October 28 – Australia vs New Zealand at Dharamsala at 2:00 PM
• October 29 – India vs England at Lucknow at 2:00 PM
• October 30 – Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 at Pune at 2:00 PM
• October 31 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Kolkata at 2:00 PM
• November 1 – New Zealand vs South Africa at Pune at 2:00 PM
• November 2 – India vs Qualifier 2 at Mumbai at 2:00 PM
• November 3 – Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan at Lucknow at 2:00 PM
• November 4 – England vs Australia at Ahmedabad at 10:30 AM
• November 4 there is New Zealand vs Pakistan at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• November 5 – India vs South Africa at Kolkata at 2:00 PM
• November 6 Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 at Delhi at 2:00 PM
• November 7 – Australia vs Afghanistan at Mumbai at 2:00 PM
• November 8 – England vs Qualifier 1 at Pune at 2:00 PM
• November 9 – Qualifier 2 versus New Zealand at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• November 10 – South Africa vs Afghanistan at Ahmedabad at 2:00 PM
• November 11 – India vs Qualifier 1 at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• November 11 – Australia vs Bangladesh at Pune at 2:00 PM
• November 12 best England vs Pakistan at Kolkata at 10:30 AM
• November 12 – India v Netherlands at Bengaluru at 2:00 PM
• November 15 – Semifinal 1 at Mumbai at 2:00 PM
• November 16 – Semifinal 2 at Kolkata at 2:00 PM
• November 19 – Final at Ahmedabad at 2:00 PM
The teams which have qualified from the World Cup qualifiers
As already mentioned, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka are the 2 teams that have qualified from the qualifiers for the World Cup to be held in India later this year. Initially, 10 teams were divided into a couple of groups with 5 teams in each group.
The teams which finished among the top 3 spots from each group were able to qualify for the Super Sixes, which happens to be the subsequent round. According to their final rankings,
the 2 groups were as follows:
Group A – Netherlands, Zimbabwe, West Indies, United States of America, and Nepal
Group B – Scotland, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Ireland
The Netherlands, West Indies, and Zimbabwe were able to qualify for the Super Sixes from the first group. On the other hand, Scotland, Sri Lanka, and Oman succeeded in qualifying for the Super Sixes from the other group.
West Indies, the strong favorites, lost to Netherlands and Zimbabwe in the group stage. As a result, they were not able to qualify for the next round from the Super Sixes.
On the other hand, Scotland showed lots of promise at first and the qualifier was decided in the last game against Netherlands.
The situation was such that it was possible for Scotland to qualify only by defeating the Netherlands while the Netherlands could qualify if they were able to score 278 runs in 44 overs.
The Netherlands was able to qualify because of a fantastic performance from Bas de Leede and we really feel sorry for Scotland in the long run.
Sri Lanka succeeded in getting all the 10 points and therefore they were able to qualify in a hassle-free manner.
ICC 2023 Cricket World Cup venues
For the first time, the entire World Cup will be played in India and nowhere else. In total, there will be 48 World Cup games in as many as 10 venues scattered throughout the country.
The first match of the tournament will take place on 5 October in Narendra Modi Stadium, located in Ahmedabad. Moreover, this particular location will also host the final on 19 November.
The semi-finals will take place at Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium.
The subsequent venues will be used for hosting the games in the World Cup:
• Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad – 5 games
• MuthiahAnnamalai Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai – 5 games
• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad – 3 games
• Eden Gardens in Kolkata – 5 games
• MangalamChinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru – 5 games
• Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow – 5 games
• ArunJaitley Stadium in Delhi – 5 games
• Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium inDharamshala – 5 games
• Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune – 5 games
• Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai – 5 games
What is the announcement date for the squads?
The World Cup squads can be announced by the teams by 5 September this year.
It’ll be feasible to make drafts from 29 August onwards and submit them. Following this, it’ll be possible to make modifications to the squads in the forthcoming week if needed.
Nevertheless, the deadline for submitting the final squads will be 5 September and one cannot make any changes following that.
How is it possible to book tickets for the World Cup 2023?
Earlier, it was suggested that it will be possible for the ICC to release tickets for the World Cup in the initial week of July this year.
Nevertheless, no official confirmation has yet been made about the release date of the tickets even in the month of August. According to reliable sources, tickets might also be sold officially by BookMyShow and PayTM.
Although the majority of the tickets will be available online, we have not yet got any authentic news regarding when the tickets will go live. However, there is no doubt that all the tickets will be sold out within a short time of being released.
World Cup teams announced
Australia cricket World Cup squad:
Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tanveer Sangha, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Adam Zampa. (Along them 3 players will be omitted).
Afghanistan squad: Yet to be announced
South Africa squad: Yet to be announced
Sri Lanka squad: Yet to be announced
Bangladesh squad: Yet to be announced
India squad: Yet to be announced
Pakistan squad: Yet to be announced
Netherlands squad: Yet to be announced
England squad: Yet to be announced
New Zealand squad: Yet to be announced
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