Pakistan PM calls high-level meeting to discuss participation in ODI World Cup 2023 in India

Pakistan Cricket Board had written to the Pakistan government to take action on the participation of the national men’s cricket team in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 in India. In the same line of events, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called a high-level meeting and also formed a committee to take a decision regarding this very concern.

Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will head this committee; the other members of the committee will include the Sports Minister of Pakistan, Ahsan Mazari, Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Maryam Aurangzeb, Asad Mahmood, Amin ul Haq, Qamar Zaman Kaira.

Apart from these, the former diplomat Tariq Fatmi alongside other officers from the intelligence agencies will also be a part of this committee.

Committee to advise the PM on Pakistan's participation and travel to India for ODI World Cup 2023

This committee will meet and go ahead to suggest Pakistan PM Sharif on the decision of sending the Pakistan cricket team to India for the ODI World Cup 2023 or not.

Notably, the governing body of cricket and the Indian Cricket Board also announced the schedule of the marquee international tournament in a trophy launch event last month. The organizing bodies including cricket’s governing body and Indian Cricket Board are expecting Pakistan’s arrival in India for the ODI World Cup 2023 starting from the 5^th of October later this year.

In an interesting line of announcements, this edition of the World Cup will also see a change in the venue of the semi-finals. If Pakistan qualifies for the top-4 of the tournament, their semi-final will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata instead of Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Here’s a look at the schedule of Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023:

Pakistan vs Netherlands, 6^th of October, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 12^th of October, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

India vs Pakistan, 15^th of October, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Pakistan vs Australia, 20^th of October, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 23^rd of October, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Pakistan vs South Africa, 27^th of October, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 1^st of November, Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Pakistan vs New Zealand, 5^th of November, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Pakistan vs England, 12^th of November, Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata