"Pakistan Will Have To Play": Wasim Akram's No-Nonsense Stand On World Cup Venue Saga

28.06.2023 - 09:49 sports.ndtv.com

The bugle for the 2023 World Cup has been sounded. Marking the 100 day countdown for the marquee event, the ICC on Tuesday released the fixtures for the event.

While the event will begin on October 5, the final will be played on November 19. India will be playing its first match against Australia on October 8 while the much-awaited clash against Pakistan is on October 15 in Ahmedabad.

As part of the announcement in Mumbai, it was confirmed that Pakistan will also take on Australia (in Bengaluru on October 20) and Afghanistan (in Chennai on October 23).

According to a PTI report, PCB did not want to play Afghanistan on a spin-friendly track in Chennai and also wanted to avoid facing Australia in Benglauru.

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