Cricket World Cup 2023

World Cup

The Cricket World Cup is one of the most famous and widely viewed sports events in the world. It was first played in England in June 1975 and was subsequently held three more times in England. The tournament is played once every four years.

ODI Cricket World Cup 2023

It is the 13th ODI World Cup, hosted by India, beginning on the 5th of October and concluding with the final match on the 19th of November 2023. With exciting matches, outstanding performances, and a sense of unity among fans, the World Cup 2023 is set to be an unforgettable sporting spectacle that brings people from all corners of the globe together to celebrate their love for the game

World cup 2023 Teams

England
India
South Africa
New Zealand
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Australia
Afghanistan
Netherlands

Venue

India, a nation deeply in love with cricket, is proudly hosting the 13th ODI World Cup. The country has meticulously handpicked ten world-class stadiums, each with an impressive capacity to handle massive crowds.

Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad

Sitting Capacity : 132,000

Matches to be played : 5 (including Final)

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore

Sitting Capacity : 40,000

Matches to be played : 5

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai

Sitting Capacity : 50,000

Matches to be played : 5

Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi

Sitting Capacity : 41,850

Matches to be played : 5

HPCA Stadium Dharamshala

Sitting Capacity : 23,000

Matches to be played : 5

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad

Sitting Capacity : 55,000

Matches to be played : 3

Eden Gardens Kolkata

Sitting Capacity : 66,000

Matches to be played : 5 (including Semi-Final)

BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow

Sitting Capacity : 50,000

Matches to be played : 5

Wankhede Stadium mumbai

Sitting Capacity : 32,000

Matches to be played : 5 (including Semi-Final)

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune

Sitting Capacity : 37,400

Matches to be played : 5

Qualification Criteria

In the forthcoming 2023 Cricket World Cup, there are ten strong teams ready to contend for the crown. still, getting into this prestigious event was not as simple as just showing up.

Let me explain how teams earned their spots. First, there is the ICC World Cup Super League. This was like a series of important matches played from 2020 to 2023, rather than just looking at teams rankings, they concentrated on how well teams actually performed in real matches. Eight out of the thirteen in this league earned a direct spot in the World Cup. India, as the host country, got an automatic spot, no matter where they stood in the league.

For the last two spots, they had another competition called the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This involved the five lowest-ranked teams from the Super League and the five best performing teams. Unexpectedly, some really good teams did not make it. Indeed West Indies, who had won the World Cup once, did not qualify because they lost to Scotland, Ireland and Zimbabwe, which are generally strong teams, but could not secure a spot moreover. Only one full member team, Sri Lanka, managed to qualify.

The final spot came down to a big match between Scotland and the Netherlands, both of which are associate members. The Netherlands won, earning the last place in the event. So, the 2023 Cricket World Cup will have teams that earned their spots by performing well in the Super League and the Qualifier, making it a truly instigative and competitive event.

Opening Ceremony

The grand opening ceremony is scheduled for 04th October 2023, just the day before world cup event is starting and will take place at the magnificent Narendra Modi Stadium.

The first match is to be played between England and New Zealand the finalists of 2019.

Theme Song

The theme song “Dil Jashn Bole” for the event is written Shloka Lal and Saaveri Verma, sung by Pritam, Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh and S. P. Charan and was released on 20th September, 2023. The song video’s featuring superstar Ranveer Singh.

Squads

Every team is allowed to submit 15 players team list before 28th September 2023. Submission was done before time and teams are announced on 26th September 2023.

The youngest player playing is 18 years old from Afghanistan, where as the oldest player of the tournament is 39 years old from Netherlands.