Pakistan Agree To Date Change For IND vs PAK ODI World Cup Match Due To Security Reasons

IND vs PAK: Security agencies had suggested the BCCI to change the date (October 15) to avoid clash with the start of Navaratri which is a popular festival in Gujarat.

Pakistan haven't played a game on Indian soil since the T20 World Cup in 2016.

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Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed to the date change proposal by the Interanational Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for two of its matches. While India and Pakistan were originally supposed to meet on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, security agencies suggested the BCCI to change the date to avoid the clash with the start of Navaratri which is a popular festival in Gujarat. Consequently, the India vs Pakistan match will now be played on October 14.

Since there was already frenzied hotel bookings and surge in prices for hospitality and flights, the rescheduled match could now lead to a few cancellations. Domestic travellers who were mulling to land on the eve or the day of the match will be among those hit by the change.

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The other Pakistan fixture which will now be played on a different date will be their match against Sri Lanka. Wjhile they were initially supposed to take on Sri Lanka on October 12 in Hyderabad, they will now lock horns against them on October 10, giving them a three-day gap for travel and recovery ahead of the high-voltage encounter against India.



Meanwhile, it is being reported that a revised schedule will be released by the ICC somtime soon which will incorporate not only these changes but also the changes involving matches of other teams.

Pakistan's current schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:

October 6 - vs Netherlands in Hyderabad

October 12 - vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad

October 15 - vs India in Ahmedabad

October 20 - vs Australia in Bengaluru

October 23 - vs Afghanistan in Chennai

October 27 - vs South Africa in Chennai

October 31 - vs Bangladesh in Kolkata

November 4 - vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)

(With Inputs From PTI)