India and Pakistan’s eagerly awaited 2023 ODI World Cup match has been moved to Saturday, October 14. The match between the two bitter rivals was scheduled for Sunday, October 15, at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, according to the initially made public schedule. However, the competition will start on October 5 at the same location with the defending champions England taking against New Zealand.
However, because October 15 falls on the same day as the very first night of the celebrated Navratri holiday, which is widely observed in the Gujarati state with great fervour, the officials have decided to postpone the competition by one day, as reported by Sports Tak.
The delay in the first schedule’s announcement was due to concerns from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the possibility of playing in Ahmedabad. The schedule was supposed to be made public at the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, however, it was not until June 27.
There will be a slight rearrangement of the matches as a result of the postponement of the India-Pakistan game. The article also states that the updated schedule will be made public on July 31st.
Fans had already made expensive plans for their lodging and transportation, which might cause huge problems if their bookings turn out to be considered non-refundable or cancelled altogether.
India vs Pakistan at the upcoming Asia Cup 2023
The forthcoming 2023 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka is scheduled to feature matches between the neighbouring countries. The two teams are paired with Nepal during the group stage, and if they advance to the Super 4s and the championship game, they might play each other twice more quickly.
The group stage match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 2, at Pallekele. Using a hybrid format, the tournament will start on August 30 with Pakistan hosting four contests in total, including the first match of the competition. All of India’s games are scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka.
Fans react to reports of Ind vs Pak clash at World Cup 2023 to take place on October 14: –
India vs Pakistan set to play on October 14th in World Cup 2023.
New schedule set to come today. [Sports Tak] pic.twitter.com/jyOHH8nQof
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 31, 2023
Jay Shah said that 3-4 boards wanted some changes. Is this the only change in the schedule??
— Yuviz (@rulesyuvi) July 31, 2023
Weren't the prices and other information on tickets supposed to come today?
— Apurv Agrawal (@ApurvAgrawal5) July 31, 2023
Mean they want to loose on 14 October,no problem ??????
— M.Rehan Mazhar (@IamRehanMazhar) July 31, 2023
@abhi_ab93 imagine the people who booked flights for 14th Oct… and mostly NRIs…their only fault is passion for the game.
— AK (@rwamit) July 31, 2023
Nonse!! 1 day gap between 2 games
— Zain Ul Abideen (@Zainchamp786) July 31, 2023
Trying everything to beat Pakistan
— WAZIR?? (@156kph) July 31, 2023
What will happen, who have booked hotels already
— Honest Movies talk (@Honestmovietalk) July 31, 2023
Pak to play 2 matches in 3 days
— sarfaraz bugtie (@SBugtie) July 31, 2023
It's totally unfair…?
— RaNa MuaZzam (@TheRanaMuazzam) July 31, 2023
3 matches at same day whooooo!
— NODDY (@ViratTo04845242) July 31, 2023
