Barely three months to go before the start of the 50-overs World Cup, the organizing Indian cricket board has said the schedule would be adjusted and an Oct. 15 India v Pakistan humdinger in Ahmedabad could be among matches affected. World Cup schedules are usually announced a year before the start of the event but the fixtures for the tournament in India, scheduled from Oct. 5, were unveiled only last month. "There are some matches where there is only a two-day gap, so it will be difficult to play and then travel next day." Pakistan have said they would require government permission to travel to India for the World Cup though the ICC is hopeful of their participation. The bitter neighbors have played each other only in multi-team events at neutral venues over the past decade.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 28, 2023 17:20 UTC