ODI World Cup 2023 / The opening ceremony of the World Cup will be held on this day, know the complete schedule of Narendra Modi Stadium

ODI World Cup is to be played in India this year. The tournament will begin on October 05 with the England vs New Zealand match at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Fans are eagerly waiting for this tournament. At the same time, the fans are also very curious about when and where the opening ceremony of the ODI World Cup will be held. Meanwhile, an update has also come out regarding this.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 27, 2023, 06:17 PM

ODI World Cup 2023: ODI World Cup is to be played in India this year. The tournament will begin on October 05 with the England vs New Zealand match at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Fans are eagerly waiting for this tournament. At the same time, the fans are also very curious about when and where the opening ceremony of the ODI World Cup will be held. Meanwhile, an update has also come out regarding this. According to which the opening ceremony of the World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad on October 4 only. The World Cup matches will start the very next day.

Venue not decided yet

The exact venue for the opening ceremony of the ODI World Cup is yet to be decided, but it is expected that it will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The iconic stadium will host not only the opening match on 5th October but also the final match on 19th November. Members of the ICC, members of boards around the world and representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be present on the occasion.

Revealed in the report

As per reports in Cricbuzz, the opening ceremony is expected to be short but glitzy, which will culminate in a cultural extravaganza. During this, the captains of the ten teams will also be present there. The ICC will organize a formal briefing session for the captains during the event which is known as 'Captain's Day'. A day before the opening ceremony, six of the 10 teams have to take part in warm-up matches. In these matches, India will take on Netherlands, Australia will take on Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan.

The captains are expected to reach Ahmedabad in the morning of 4th October, photoshoot of all the ten captains will be done in the evening. The ODI World Cup played in the year 2011 was organized in India and Bangladesh. During that time the opening ceremony was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. On that occasion, the captains were taken to the ground in elaborately decorated rickshaws which still lives in the hearts of the fans. If the opening ceremony of the ODI World Cup 2023 is held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, then these 5 major events will take place there during the World Cup.