{"id":293668,"date":"2023-10-05T05:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=293668"},"modified":"2023-10-05T05:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:24:24","slug":"will-there-be-an-opening-ceremony-for-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/%d1%81ricket\/will-there-be-an-opening-ceremony-for-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be an opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/03\/27\/13\/newFile-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/29\/11\/Screenshot%202023-09-29%20at%204.19.55%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=75&amp;width=230&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"sc-1g4ankk-0 cUqDiq i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/22\/09\/2023-09-17T144045Z_275757872_RC2DA3ACOMDD_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ASIA.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year in April, the BCCI had a huge ceremony to celebrate the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which had performances from several big Bollywood stars.<\/p>\n<p>And while organisers have not officially ruled out an opening ceremony on Thursday, <em>The Times of India<\/em> quoted a source as saying there were never any plans to hold one for the 2023 World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the case of the IPL, you can have a short opening ceremony, as the match starts in the evening. Here, the match starts in the afternoon,\u201d said the source quoted by the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/04\/06\/SEI174553463.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Kane Williamson during practice at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad<\/p>\n<p>Some reports suggested the BCCI had earlier planned a star-studded opening ceremony in Ahmedabad on the eve of the World Cup, but that these plans were eventually abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, as per the reports, would have featured well-known Bollywood celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Arijit Singh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shreya Ghoshal and Asha Bhosle.<\/p>\n<p>The star-studded event was planned to have begun after the Captains\u2019 Day event at the Narendra Modi Stadium and included fireworks and a laser show.<\/p>\n<p>The first game of the tournament \u2013 England vs New Zealand \u2013 is a repeat of the final of the last edition in 2019. England, then led by Eoin Morgan, defeated the Black Caps in the final on a boundary count to clinch their maiden 50-Over World Cup.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/05\/04\/04-c0e1759f86544a7fba0e6b9b2e4e007f.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/04\/18\/04-5dfe9a5055ac4c6d9a047b6764347cee.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/04\/12\/AFP_33XC4LW.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>England \u2013 currently the holders of both 50-Over and 20-Over World Cups \u2013 will enter the 2023 World Cup as one of the favourites to win the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Jos Buttler\u2019s English side will aim to become just the third side to defend their Cricket World Cup title after the West Indies and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/icc-world-cup-opening-ceremony-2023-b2424359.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year in April, the BCCI had a huge ceremony to celebrate the start of the Indian Premier League [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Will there be an opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023? 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