On World Cup Schedule, R Ashwin Wished "One Thing" But Didn't Materialise

01.07.2023 - 05:15 sports.ndtv.com

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule for the 2023 ODI World Cup earlier this week. The mega event is set to begin with an England vs New Zealand clash on October 05 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad while the Indian team will begin its campaign against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8.

The much-awaited clash between arch-rivals India and Paksitan is scheduled to take place on the 15th of October in Ahmedabad.

While talking about the schedule of the world event, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed a wish of his regarding the start time of the matches.

Reports suggest that majority of the games will be starting at 2pm IST. Ashwin wanted the games to begin earlier than that in order to remove the dew factor. "...one thing that I wished for when it comes to the timing of the tournament didn't materialize.

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