BENGALURU-Ahead of the ODI World Cup, an inspection team from the International Cricket Council is checking the readiness of venues that will host the quadrennial extravaganza in October-November this year.
The ICC team, which is currently at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, has paid a visit to three venues in South – Bengaluru, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, where practice matches will be held — and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The reconnaissance unit dropped in at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on July 28, and expressed their satisfaction over the facilities.
Bengaluru is scheduled to host five matches, including India’s fixture against Netherlands and two games of Pakistan against Australia and New Zealand.
India is set to begin their World Cup campaign on October 8 against five-time champions Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Chepauk will also host two other high-profile matches of Pakistan against South Africa and Afghanistan. The ICC team inspected the facilities at the stadium on July 26.
In the days to come, the ICC team will visit all the other venues that will host matches, including the practice games.
The ICC team’s main focus will be assisting the host venues on matters like security inside the stadium, necessities of broadcast teams among others.
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