The ‘Chasemaster’ and former India captain Virat Kohli expressed his delight over the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 schedule and picked the venue he’s most excited to play in the course of the World Cup at dwelling. ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 schedule was unveiled on Tuesday at a gathering in Mumbai. The World Cup kicks off on October 5 with a repeat of the 2019 closing as England takes on New Zealand on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Hosts India will start their marketing campaign on October 8 towards five-time World Cup champions Australia in Chennai. For the primary time, India would be the sole host nation for a 50-over World Cup. They beforehand shared internet hosting duties with international locations from the subcontinent equivalent to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh in 1987, 1996, and 2011.

The 2011 World Cup champion Kohli additionally named his favorite location he’s most excited to play in the course of the World Cup at dwelling. The former India captain acknowledged he’ll really feel the identical manner in regards to the Wankhede as he would about some other World Cup venue.

“Personally, I’m looking forward to playing in Mumbai in this World Cup. It’ll be great to experience that atmosphere again. I can understand what they went through and how special it is to play home World Cup and how excited people are going to be,” Virat Kohli instructed ICC.

Kohli reminisced in regards to the 2011 World Cup closing, which India gained by a margin of six wickets towards Sri Lanka at Mumbai’s venerable Wankhede Stadium. Before being taken out by a spectacular catch by Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kohli had hit 4 fours in 35 off 49 balls.

“I was quite young then. I saw what it meant to the seniors. I can understand what they went through and how special it is to play a home world cup and how excited they are going to be,” Kohli added.

The much-awaited encounter between India and Pakistan will happen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, October 15 and would be the eighth assembly between the 2 sides at a males’s World Cup.