Renovation work is going on at Wankhede Stadium. Wankhede is among the five stadiums that were selected by the BCCI for renovation.
Renovation work is going on at Wankhede Stadium. Wankhede is among the five stadiums that were selected by the BCCI for renovation.
There is only a short time left for the ICC World Cup 2023. The BCCI is busy preparing to host the Mahakumbh of cricket. Regarding this, renovation work is being done at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Wankhede Cricket Stadium is among the five stadiums that were selected by the BCCI for renovation.
The ICC World Cup is going to start from 27 October. In such a situation, the BCCI teams have inspected all the stadiums hosting the matches. Apart from this, the board had also identified five stadiums before the World Cup, whose renovation work is to be done. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is also included in this. The Wankhede Stadium already holds a lot of significance for Indian fans. The World Cup final of the year 2011 was played in this stadium, in which MS Dhoni got the cup by hitting a six. Apart from this, India also won its last ICC Champions Trophy at this stadium in 2013.
This time also the stadium will host five matches in the World Cup. Earlier works have been done in the ground and auditorium at Wankhede. The Mumbai Cricket Association has recently given an update about the work done at the stadium. The outfield of the stadium has been completely prepared. At the same time, the hospitality box has been prepared. The renovation work of the stadium was started during IPL 2023 itself. Seven matches were held here during the IPL. The association started working here only after the league matches of IPL were over.
These five matches will be held in Wankhede
Five matches of the World Cup will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Here the Indian team will compete against Sri Lanka on November 2. Apart from this, the first match in the stadium will be played on 21st October between England vs Sri Lanka, on 24th October South Africa vs Bangladesh and on 7th November Australia vs Afghanistan. The first semi-final match of the world will also be held here on 15th November.
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