World Cup 2019: India’s first match will be played on June 5 against South Africa
World Cup 2019: India’s first match will be played on June 5 against South Africa
India will start its campaign in 2019, instead of June 2, against South Africa on June 5, as the BCCI has to make 15 days of inevitable distance between the IPL and the international match, according to the recommendation of the Lodha Committee.
The World Cup will be played in the United Kingdom (UK) between 30 and 14 July 2014. The matter was discussed at the meeting of ICC Chief Executives in Kolkata today.
Interestingly, earlier, the start of ICC’s top tournament was done before India-Pakistan, because the stadium is full of piers. This was also done in the World Cup 2015 in Australia (Adelaide) and Champions Trophy 2017 (Birmingham).
The official said, “This is the first occasion, however, India and Pakistan will not be competing in the beginning. This tournament will be based on round robin (World Cup 1992 in which every team will play against each other).”
If another decision has been made, it will also include a future tourist program for five years 2019-23. The official said, “As we have decided, India will play maximum 309 days in every format during this period. This is 92 days less than the cycle for the last five years.”