ICC team in India for doing a recce of all ODI World Cup venues: Report | Cricket News
At present, the upgradation work is going down in any respect 12 venues within the run-up to the mega occasion, set to be held from October 5 to November 19.
As per a report in Cricbuzz, the ICC workforce, comprising safety, occasions, and broadcast consultants, assessed the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on July 25. At present, the ICC workforce is assessing the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, who will likely be internet hosting the event opener, India-Pakistan match, and finale.
“They’re extraordinarily pleased with our planning; the one factor left to handle from our facet is the ticketing situation. Now we have known as an Apex Council assembly on Monday to determine on pricing, and we’ll inform the BCCI accordingly,” Amol Kale, the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) president, was quoted as saying within the report.
After Mumbai, the ICC workforce went to evaluate the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on July 26.
“They appeared glad with our amenities. We look ahead to listening to from them if they’ve something in thoughts. They’ll write to us,” a Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) official was quoted as saying within the report.
Following this, the ICC workforce went to Greenfield Worldwide Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on July 27, and the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on July 28.
The report added {that a} Kerala Cricket Affiliation member talked about that the reconnaissance workforce advised just a few modifications for the company bins and participant areas on the stadium, whereas no obvious points have been discovered with the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The ICC workforce will journey to Hyderabad on July 31. The Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA), below the supervision of a Supreme Courtroom-appointed administrator, has been engaged on the stadium.
“They are going to be visiting us quickly, and we’re keen to listen to their options,” stated an HCA official.
The ICC workforce will then proceed their visits to Delhi, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Kolkata, and Guwahati earlier than rounding up the tour in Pune in every week’s time. The workforce is being accompanied by Dhiraj Malhotra, the event director/host liaison officer from the ICC facet for the World Cup.
The report additionally stated the ICC workforce has been offering recommendation primarily on operational issues, notably the necessities contained in the grounds.
“Apart from safety throughout the stadium, the ICC has been collaborating with the hosts on the Participant and Match Official Areas (PMOA) in addition to on the wants of the broadcasters,” it concluded.
