ICC T20 World Cup 2024: ICC and CWI on two-week inspection of match venues
With the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India now concluded, the focus turns squarely to the West Indies and the USA, hosts of the ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
During the period November 30 to December 15, a delegation consisting of representatives from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) would be conducting the second inspection of the confirmed World Cup host countries in the Caribbean and host cities in the USA to be used for the apex event in T20 cricket, which will take place in June 2024. The inspection will be a comprehensive assessment of all the host countries and venues for both World Cup and warm-up matches.
This will be the first ICC World Cup to be hosted in the USA, and a record 20 teams will be divided into four groups, with 55 matches being played across the competition.
Guyana’s National Stadium at Providence will be one of the venues inspected
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Tournament Director Fawwaz Baksh has said: “The main goal of the assessment is to thoroughly review each host country and work alongside each one to assist them in delivering the best experience for the players and thousands of fans who are expected to attend the tournament. This forms part of our overarching vision to host the biggest cricket carnival the world has ever seen, and will help to reinforce the region’s status as a premier venue for the staging of world-class sporting events.”
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Head of Operations, Khushiyal Singh, added: “Areas that will be assessed include pitch and outfield preparations, practice facilities, players’ dressing rooms, broadcast and media facilities, IT and security capabilities, hotels and guest houses, areas for fan parks, and other key components that are fundamental to the successful staging of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.”
Once the inspections and assessments are completed, the ICC will compile its findings and communicate any necessary recommendations to CWI, and by extension the host countries and match venues. The valuable feedback from these visits would be instrumental in guiding each country and venue on the necessary steps needed to be taken to deliver an exceptional experience for players, spectators, and all other stakeholders throughout the duration of the tournament.
