ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan Government Shows Positive Signs For Team's Participation In Tournament- Reports 

Pakistan government has shown positive signs for Pakistan national cricket team’s participation in ICC World Cup 2023. Pakistan government officials held a high-level meeting in which they hoped that the team will get a similar level of security in India to that of the T20 World Cup 2016, as per Cricbuzz.

ICC World Cup 2023 is set to take place in India later this year. The ICC tournament will commence on October 5. The final will take place on November 19. A total of 10 teams are set to be part of the tournament.

Pakistan Government Shows Positive Signs For Team’s Participation In ICC World Cup 2023

Pakistan government officials chaired a high-level meeting recently. The committee was led by Pakistan foreign minister Shehbaz Sharif. Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s adviser Qamar Zaman Qaira, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar were also part of the meeting.

Representatives from various security agencies were also present at the meeting. During the meeting, the committee directed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to convey their security concerns to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket for ICC World Cup 2023.

A Pakistan delegation will also visit India soon to review the security arrangements for the Pakistan team for ICC World Cup 2023. Pakistan matches are scheduled to take place in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata.

Pakistan To Face India in Ahmedabad On October 14

The Babar Azam-led side will play their inaugural match of ICC World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands in Hyderabad. Much-awaited India vs Pakistan clash is going to be played on October 14 in Ahmedabad.

One of the semi-finals is set to take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. According to reports, if Pakistan reach the semi-finals, their match will be moved to Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The move is aimed as a precautionary measure to keep the Pakistan team away from Mumbai, where they might face a potential threat.

Meanwhile, India had rejected the idea of sending their players to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 due to security issues. As a result, Asia Cup 2023 will be played in a hybrid format. The first phase will be played in Pakistan while the second phase including India games will be played in Sri Lanka.