ODI World Cup 2023: Pakistan Cricket Board wants to do security check at venues in India

International Cricket Council (ICC) has already announced the schedule for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 to be played in India. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns against each other at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15.

The hype around the high voltage match between India vs Pakistan has already started to build. Unlike other nine teams in the mega event, Pakistan will play only at five venues across the country. Other teams will play their matches across 10 venues during the tournament.

In a new development, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to send a security team to India to check the arrangements ahead of the ODI World Cup. However, when the team will reach India is not yet clear. Pakistan government is going to give green signal to Babar Azam-led team only after the security team’s thumbs up to the venues. 

As per reports, the security team of PCB will visit all five venues and those are Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. After inspecting the venues, the team will submit a report to the board.

Earlier, Pakistan did not wish to play in some particular venues leading to the delay in announcement of the World Cup 2023 schedule by ICC. The schedule was eventually announced on June 27.