India to host the World Cup in 2023
India will also host Champions Trophy most likely to be played in 2021.
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In what should come as a great news for the fans, India will host the 13th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023. This will be the first time that the World Cup will be held in the cricket crazy nation alone as they have partially hosted previously in 1987, 1996 and 2011. The Men in Blue had won the coveted title under the leadership in 2011 and became the first team ever in the history of the tournament to win at the home ground.
The fact that all the teams will be visiting India for the biggest cricketing event for the second time in 12 years is a sensational news for the cricket fans where the sport is touted as the religion. In 2011, the tournament had garnered a huge response from all over the World and it was hosted together by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In 1987, however, India and Pakistan had jointly hosted the tournament in which the former side had entered as the defending champions after historically defeating West Indies in 1983.
Champions Trophy also in India
In another elating news, India will also host the ICC Champions Trophy which is touted as the ‘Mini World Cup’ in which top eight Test playing nations battle it out for the ultimate glory. Both the developments were confirmed by ABP News as it was discussed in the ongoing BCCI SGM on Monday. India had entered the final of the tournament earlier this year which they lost to Pakistan comprehensively by 180 runs.
Though they had won it against all the odds in 2013, also under the captaincy of MS Dhoni in England, by beating the home side. The next edition of the tournament is expected to be scheduled in 2021 which will be played in India as the proud cricketing nation will get ready for ICC Cricket World Cup two years later. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to release the Future Tour Programme (FTP) soon after the SGM on Monday as more details will be cleared after that.
Breaking : India to host 2023 World Cup and next champions trophy.
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