Sources reported on Friday that this will be the first time the two bitter rivals will meet on Indian soil since the T20 World Cup in 2016.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to host the high-voltage match at the Ahmedabad stadium in anticipation of a large number of fans who are expected to travel to India from abroad for the fixture, it is learnt. With a seating capacity of 1 lakh, the Narendra Modi Stadium is the country’s largest,”

the report added.

Narendra Modi Stadium – – the world’s biggest cricket arena – – could have India’s two matches in the league stages, while Pakistan could play most of their matches in Chennai and Bengaluru because of safety reasons, with Kolkata’s Eden Gardens additionally viable.

After the IPL 2023 season is over, the BCCI will hold a grand launch to announce the ODI World Cup, which will take place in October and November

Matches are scheduled to take place in Nagpur, Bengaluru, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajkot, Indore, Bengaluru, and Dharamshala for the World Cup, which is likely to begin on October 5.

Updates for ODI World Cup 2023:- (To Indian Express)

•IND vs PAK at Ahmedabad.
•IND vs AUS likely at Chepauk.
•BCCI grand launch schedule after IPL.
•14 venues for World Cup.
•Pakistan majority match on Bengalore & Chennai
•Bangladesh majority match on Kolkata & Guwahati.

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 5, 2023

In addition to the match against Pakistan, the BCCI has sought the Indian team management’s preferences for the matches. The Indian team has asked the BCCI to schedule matches against South Africa, Australia, England, and New Zealand at places where spinners might be used.

“The Indian team has performed well on slow tracks in the past few years at home. So the team management had requested that whenever the schedule is being prepared the Indian team should face top teams on slow pitches. They wanted to have the home advantage,”

a source in the BCCI was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.