ICC World Cup 2023: India to play Pakistan in Ahmedabad in October

India are acceptable to play Pakistan successful the upcoming 2023 ICC World Cup connected 15 October successful the metropolis of Ahmedabad.

A full of 48 matches volition beryllium played crossed 12 venues and the last volition beryllium held astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad connected 19 November.

The confirmation comes aft months of speculation connected whether Pakistan would question to India for the tournament.

The countries person agelong shared a hostile narration which has often affected sporting relations arsenic well.

Pakistan had earlier threatened to boycott the World Cup aft India said they would not sojourn the state for the Asia Cup and demanded the tourney to beryllium moved to a neutral location.

Pakistan are owed to big their archetypal Asia Cup since 2008 - conscionable weeks earlier India hosts the 50-over World Cup successful October and November. Pakistan are besides acceptable to big the ICC Champions Trophy successful 2025.

The Asia Cup volition present beryllium held successful a hybrid exemplary with Pakistan hosting immoderate matches and the remaining, including India's games, to beryllium played successful Sri Lanka.

According to the authoritative docket of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket successful India), Pakistan is acceptable to play their World Cup league matches crossed 5 Indian cities.

India, meanwhile, volition statesman their World Cup run against Australia successful the confederate metropolis of Chennai connected 8 October.

It's going to beryllium a peculiar 1 for the squad arsenic they question to publication a repetition of 2011, erstwhile India defeated Sri Lanka successful the last held successful Mumbai.

The Indian squad volition look Pakistan successful the radical signifier successful Ahmedabad connected 15 October.

A cricket lucifer betwixt the 2 neighbouring countries continues to beryllium 1 of sport's biggest draws.

The nuclear-armed rivals, who person fought 2 wars and a constricted struggle implicit Kashmir, seldom play extracurricular of large tournaments owed to governmental tensions. And erstwhile they do, patriotic loyalties are astatine their highest arsenic millions connected some sides ticker what is, perhaps, the astir politically charged derby.

Pakistan past visited India for the T20 World Cup successful 2016, portion India person not played successful Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup.

The state archetypal toured India successful 1952 erstwhile the 2 sides played their archetypal Test match.

But arsenic the ties worsened - with the wars successful 1965 and 1971 - the 2 sides did not play each different for 17 years until a diplomatic thaw allowed them to resume cricketing ties successful 1978 with India visiting Pakistan.

The 2 sides played each different for the adjacent 2 decades earlier authorities again disrupted ties. A large diplomatic inaugural led the Indian squad travelling to Pakistan successful 2003-2004.

The adjacent 4 years saw yearly tours until the November 2008 Mumbai panic attacks stopped bilateral tours erstwhile again.

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