At present, the upgradation work is happening 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 staff, comprising safety, occasions, and broadcast consultants, assessed the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on July 25. At present, the ICC staff 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 deal with from our facet is the ticketing situation. We’ve referred to as an Apex Council assembly on Monday to resolve on pricing, and we are going to inform the BCCI accordingly,” Amol Kale, the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) president, was quoted as saying within the report.
After Mumbai, the ICC staff went to evaluate the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on July 26.
“They appeared happy with our services. We look ahead to listening to from them if they’ve something in thoughts. They are going to write to us,” a Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) official was quoted as saying within the report.
Following this, the ICC staff 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 staff instructed just a few modifications for the company packing containers and participant areas on the stadium, whereas no obvious points had been discovered with the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The ICC staff will journey to Hyderabad on July 31. The Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA), below the supervision of a Supreme Court docket-appointed administrator, has been engaged on the stadium.
“They are going to be visiting us quickly, and we’re keen to listen to their ideas,” stated an HCA official.
The ICC staff 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 staff 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 staff has been offering recommendation primarily on operational issues, significantly the necessities contained in the grounds.
“In addition to 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.
