The International Cricket Council (ICC) was most likely to announce the updated World Cup 2023 schedule today, Indian media reported.
However, till this story was filed, no official announcement was made by the international governing body.
Reportedly, there will be slight changes to the schedule. The big Pakistan-India clash will be pushed to October 14 due to Navratri celebrations which will start on October 15 in India.
Ahmedabad, where the match is scheduled, has high intensity of Navratri celebrations. The local police had asked BCCI to shift the match to some other date to avoid any mishap.
"If security was an issue then why would the match go there [to Ahmedabad]. [October] 14-15 is not the problem. Two or three boards have written in, asking to change based on the logistical challenges. There are some matches where there is only a two-day gap, so it will be difficult to play and then travel next day [and then play again],” BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said.
"As far as possible, we are looking at not changing the venue as well as the matches. Not changing the venue is very important. Teams which have six-day gaps between matches, we are trying to reduce it to four-five days; and those that have just two-day gaps, we are trying to increase to three days," he added.
Shah also confirmed that several full members have asked to change the schedule of some of the matches in the mega event.
"There is a possibility there could be few changes in the schedule. Several Full Member countries have written in requesting to change two or three dates in the schedule. We are working out with the ICC, and we should be able to clear it in two or three days,” he concluded.