Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and the Eden Gardens in Kolkata — each iconic venues — have emerged because the frontrunners to host the 2 semifinals of the 2023 World Cup. This means the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai — one other venue with a wealthy legacy — might lose out on organising one of many largest video games of the ODI showpiece. “Mumbai’s Wankhede and Kolkata’s Eden Gardens are two likely venues for the World Cup semi finals. Earlier, Chennai was also in the race but it seems Eden is slightly ahead now,” a BCCI supply instructed PTI on Monday.

“One of the reasons could be the November weather in Chennai where there is always chance of rain.” Twelve internet hosting associations have been known as in Mumbai on Monday to debate the main points and finalise the venues earlier than Tuesday’s official announcement.

If India qualify for the semifinals, they are going to play their last-four stage recreation in Mumbai.

The Wankhede Stadium hosted the ultimate of the 2011 World Cup, by which a Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India beat Sri Lanka to finish a 28-year-old title drought, whereas the Eden Gardens performed host to the summit showdown between Australia and England within the 1987 version, by which the previous nation prevailed.

There will likely be 10 groups at this yr’s World Cup. As hosts, India have certified straight, as have Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa by the 2020-2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

Two different groups will make it to the World Cup by the World Cup Qualifiers, which is being at present performed in Zimbabwe.

Apart from former champions Sri Lanka and the West Indies, the Qualifiers additionally characteristic Ireland, Nepal, the Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, the UAE, the USA, and hosts Zimbabwe.

At the World Cup in India, the ten groups will play one another as soon as in a round-robin league that includes 45 matches.

These will likely be adopted by the semi-finals and the ultimate.