While the hype of a Cricket World Cup match between arch rivals India and Pakistan are second to none, hosts USA are going one step further in order to make the encounter a little bit more special than it already is.
As per reports, the match between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in a special ‘pop-up’ stadium which will be especially built for the tournament.
The temporary stadium will have a capacity of 34,000 people and will be constructed in the outskirts of New York.
The upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by West Indies and the USA, starting from June.
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The time difference between New York and Delhi is 10 and a half hours due to which many matches will be scheduled to favour the Indian television viewers.
Team India would be looking to do well in the shortest format of the game next year as well after finishing as runner-ups in the recent ODI World Cup 2023. It will be interesting to see whether experienced players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be featuring for the major tournament or not.
Cricket finding Global status
Winning the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 was a step forward towards making the game of cricket reach out to other non-playing countries as well. Youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh etc. were given a chance to win the maiden gold in the quadrennial event and they performed in the way which was expected from them as well.
Cricket has now also been included for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics which is a big step towards promoting the sports on a global scale.
