ICC World Cup: ICC and BCCI give green signal to Ekana Stadium pitch for Cricket World Cup match

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Lucknow: The team of ICC and BCCI has given the green signal to the pitch of Ekana Stadium for the Cricket World Cup match. The team of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which reached Lucknow on Friday, inspected the Ekana Stadium. This team had taken information about all the nine pitches, outfield and other facilities.

The ICC and BCCI teams had reached Ekana Stadium directly from the airport. He first removed the cover of the pitch in the stadium and saw it. There are a total of nine pitches in Ikana. All are made of different clay. The ICC and BCCI team saw all these pitches by removing the cover. Flood light lit. In case of rain, information was taken about the modern drainage system.

The team members inspected each and every facility of Ekana Stadium. ICI and BCCI team inspected the dressing room, umpire room, lounge, corporate box, presidential gallery. Apart from this, the team also went to ground A and B. UPCA Secretary Ankit Chatterjee said that the ICC and BCCI teams have looked satisfied with the preparations at Ekana Stadium. Something can be said only after the final report comes.

The biggest Mahakumbh of cricket will start from 5 October. The opening match of this Mahakumbh will be played between defending champion England and runner-up New Zealand in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, Team India will start its campaign in the tournament on October 8 against Australia in Chennai. On October 15, the team of India and Pakistan will be face to face.

5 matches of World Cup 2023 will be played at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This is the first time that Lucknow will host the Cricket World Cup. The first match of the tournament will be played between Australia and South Africa on October 13 at Ekana Stadium. At the same time, Team India will face England here on 29 October. In such a situation, this World Cup is going to be very special for the fans of UP.

There will be a gathering of international players in Lucknow from October 10. The Indian cricket team will reach Lucknow on 25 October for the Lucknow World Cup. On October 29, the Indian cricket team will compete with England. Australia vs South Africa on 13 October, Australia vs Sri Lanka on 16 October, Sri Lanka vs Netherlands on 21 October, India vs England on 29 October, Netherlands vs Afghanistan on 3 November.

There will be five matches in October

• 13 October – Australia vs South Africa – Lucknow

• 16 October – Australia vs Qualifier-2 – Lucknow

• 22 October – Qualifier-1 vs Qualifier-2 – Lucknow

• 29 October – India vs England – Lucknow

• 03 October – Afghanistan vs Qualifier-1 – Lucknow

37 matches for women

Lucknow will host 37 women’s cricket matches after the ICC World Cup 2023. All these matches will be played at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Sports lovers are very excited about this. After five matches of ICC World Cup 2023, Lucknow has got the opportunity to host 37 matches of Senior Women’s Inter Zonal 20-20 and Women’s Under-23 ODI Cricket Trophy.

This will be the first time in the history of Lucknow, when it will host such a large number of cricket matches. This will help create a better environment for domestic cricket in Lucknow, while the younger generation will be more attracted towards cricket. Along with this, sports lovers will get a chance to watch many matches in the city. Till now, due to limited number of matches and expensive tickets, many sports lovers are not able to watch the matches in the stadium even if they want to.

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