Indian commentator Aakash Chopra feels that only fans who have booked their accommodation will be affected by the change in date of the India-Pakistan World Cup 2023 match. The International Cricket Council recently made changes to the previously announced schedule for the nine matches of the upcoming World Cup. The encounter between the two arch-rivals is one of the rescheduled sports.
Reflecting on the development in a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra revealed that the move will affect traveling fans the most. He said:
“The World Cup’s final schedule has now come. The India vs Pakistan match that was scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad on October 15 will now be played on the 14th. What difference does it make anyway whether you play on the 15th or the 14?”
The former Indian opener added:
“It shouldn’t make too much difference to the broadcaster as 14th is a Saturday. However, people who booked their hotel rooms and hospital beds have got stuck. They were not getting places to stay in any case and now the match is happening on the 14th. So there is a story there.”
India’s league match against Pakistan has been moved forward by a day due to a clash on the first day of the Navratri festival.
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“It Was Going To Have A Huge Impact” – Aakash Chopra On Rescheduling India-Pakistan Tie
Aakash Chopra highlighted that the postponement of the India-Pakistan game necessitated changes in other schedules.
Aakash Chopra Explained:
“It won’t work out with just one change. It was going to have a cascading effect. There was supposed to be a Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in Hyderabad on October 12. That will now be played on the 10th so that Pakistan also gets four days to recuperate.”
Cricketer- turned- commentator said that the India-Netherlands battle has been postponed by a day, a change made to avoid clashing with the Pakistan-England match, which has been moved forward due to Kali Puja.
He saw:
“Another India match has been changed. The India vs Netherlands game will now be on November 12, it was earlier supposed to be played on the 11th. The venues have not been changed, only the dates have been changed. A few other matches have also been rescheduled.”
Aakash Chopra informed that both the games, which were earlier to be held on October 14, have also been shifted. He said that such a step has been taken to give a free hand to the India-Pakistan match from the broadcaster’s point of view.
