India-Pakistan match date fixed, India will play in 9 cities - ODI World Cup will run for 45 days!

World Cup 2023: On the one hand, the final of the World Test Championship is over and on the other hand, the blueprint for the ODI World Cup 2023 to be held in October-November this year is ready. The BCCI has handed over the draft schedule to the ICC, on which the final seal may take place by next week after getting the approval of all the member countries. Now the question is what is special in the schedule? Opening match, final match, schedule of Team India, don't know when and where its clash with Pakistan, how many questions?

First of all, know that the ODI World Cup 2023 will last for 45 days. It will start from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and then end at this ground. This means that the ground for the opening match to be played on October 5 and the final match to be played on November 19 will be the same.

India will start campaign against Australia

The ODI World Cup 2023 opener will be between England and New Zealand. Now the question of India is that when will it start its campaign? So tell that in this tournament, India will play its first match after 3 days of the opening match i.e. on 8 October against the same Australia, who defeated it in the WTC Final.

However, the preview of the semi-finals is not mentioned in the draft schedule shared by BCCI. The semi-final matches of the ODI World Cup are likely to be played on 15 and 16 November. At the same time, its final match will be played in Ahmedabad on 19 November.

India vs Pakistan fixed on October 15, know full schedule?

Now how is India's schedule inside the draft schedule? When is it going to compete with Pakistan and in how many cities will it play its league matches? So let's take a look at the blueprint prepared for Team India.

India's team will play its first match on October 8 from Chennai Australia. After this, she will play the second match against Afghanistan on October 11 in Delhi. On October 15, India-Pakistan will be face to face on the ground of Ahmedabad. Means the match against Pakistan will be India's third match inside the tournament. Before this he must have played two matches.

After clashing with Pakistan, India will face its other neighbor Bangladesh. The match will be played in Pune on 19 October. On October 22, Team India will face the challenge of New Zealand in Dharamshala. India will play its sixth match in the tournament against England on 29 October in Lucknow.

After this, it will play a match with a qualifying team in Mumbai on 2 November. India will face South Africa on 5th November at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. While on November 11, he will play his last league match with the second qualifying team in Bengaluru.