Will Pakistan visit India for ODI World Cup 2023?

17.06.2023 - 11:59 thenationalnews.com

The ODI World Cup in India is less than four months away but there is still a lack of clarity over many crucial aspects, causing anxiety among cricket fans.

For starters, the schedule of the tournament has yet to be announced, which in itself is a significant matter. The schedules for previous two World Cups were announced over a year in advance, allowing fans to sort out travel plans.

That's not going to happen this time. Also, there is the bigger issue of Pakistan visiting India for the World Cup. The South Asian neighbours had been locked in a standoff over scheduling of major games, with India first refusing to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup and then Pakistan also expressing their unwillingness to visit India for the showpiece event.

This week, a breakthrough of sorts was achieved when Pakistan were announced as co-hosts of the 50-over Asia Cup along with Sri Lanka in August-September, clearing the decks for the team in green's possible participation in the tournament in October-November.

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Pakistan are ready to take on any side at any venue in India during this year's World Cup, skipper Babar Azam said Thursday as the team awaited government approval to participate in the tournament. Pakistan are drawn to play India at Ahmedabad's 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi stadium on October 15 -- the first time they will meet on either's home turf since 2012. The neighbours are bitter political adversaries and usually only meet in international tournaments at neutral venues, most recently during the T20 World Cup in Australia last year. The Pakistan Cricket Board wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the interior and foreign ministries this week asking for formal permission to take part in the tournament.

Scotland End Zimbabwe's Chances With 31-Run Win, Inch Closer Towards ODI World Cup Qualification

Michael Leask helped Scotland to a stunning 31-run victory over Zimbabwe on Tuesday to set up a winner-takes-all clash with the Netherlands for a place at the World Cup. Sri Lanka became the first of the top two teams in the Super Six table to have qualified for the October-November World Cup in India when they beat Zimbabwe on Sunday. The hosts could have clinched the second spot with victory over Scotland in Bulawayo, but it was not to be after Scottish quick Chris Sole (3-33) ripped through their top order, eventually bowled out for 203 chasing down 234.

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England will kick off their 2024 home campaign with a Twenty20 series against Pakistan in May before the T20 World Cup, followed by test series against West Indies and Sri Lanka, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday.

Watch: Emotions Overflow As West Indies Fail To Qualify For ODI World Cup 2023

The cricketing world was left stunned as two-time ODI World Cup champions, West Indies failed to even qualify for this year's mega event, with the loss against Scotland proving to be the final nail in the coffin for them. West Indies, already on the brink of elimination, were hammered by Scotland on Saturday. The result sent the cricketing fraternity into a state of shock, with many greats of the game and former cricketers going numb over what the result meant for the forthcoming event in India.

"Keep An Eye On Him": Sourav Ganguly Identifies India's Leg Spinner For ODI World Cup

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has urged the management to keep an eye on veteran leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the ODI World Cup. Chahal was part of the squad for last year's T20 World Cup in Australia but didn't play a single game as India bowed out in the semi-final after losing to England. Ganguly feels while India have other good wrist spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi at their disposal, Chahal could be key to their chances.

PCB Writes To Pakistan PM For Clearance To Travel To India For ICC World Cup 2023: Report

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November, according to a report. In the letter, also addressed to the interior and the foreign ministry, the PCB has asked for advice on whether the national team is allowed to travel to India, and if so, if there are any reservations about any of the five venues for the Pakistan games, according to 'Espncricinfo.com'. "Soon after the World Cup schedule was announced last Tuesday, we wrote to our Patron, Honourable Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, through the Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ministry, copying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Interior, requesting clearance to participate in the World Cup," the PCB told the website.