Venue For India-Pakistan T20 World Cup Clash Expected To Be Ready In Three Months

Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which is set to host the highly anticipated T20 World Cup clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, is expected to be ready within three months. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the matches to be hosted in New York in the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which could accommodate 34,000 spectators, is scheduled to host the bitter cricketing neighbours for a mouth-watering clash on June 9 and is among eight T20 World Cup matches.

Sharing details of the newest global cricketing venue, the ICC said the newly-laid cricketing turf and arena is the first-of-its-kind modular stadium.

"The stadium will feature an array of seating options including premium and general admission, VIP and hospitality suites, as well as a unique party deck and cabanas. Sustainability is at the forefront of this project. The grandstands, previously used for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, are being repurposed for the T20 World Cup venue," read a post on ICC's official handle on X.

ICC's head of events, Chris Tetley, revealed the testing phase is scheduled to begin in the week of May 13. This phase will include warm-up matches and will provide the organisers with a better understanding of the venue before the World Cup matches kick off on June 3.

"There will be warm-up matches played at the facility (New York) so that we know from a cricket perspective how the venue runs. Also, importantly, we will know from an operational perspective how all of the functional teams that will come together to run the stadium need to interact on an event day with people coming through the turnstiles," Tetley was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

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