The marquee India vs Pakistan match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by New York, according to a report in the Guardian. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in June, and is being co-hosted by USA and the West Indies. (Cricket News)
As per the report, the match will be played in a pop-up stadium on the outskirts of New York. A 34,000-seater temporary stadium will be constructed for the tournament in New York.
The latest census data of the city has revealed that around 7,11,000 Indian and about 1,00,000 people of Pakistani origin live in New York, which could be the reason why the match is being played there.
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The time difference between Delhi and New York is 10-and-a-half-hours, but some of the India matches will be scheduled in the morning to serve the Indian television audiences.
Only three venues will be used in the US and those are Central Broward Park in Florida, Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and Eisenhower Park on Long Island, about 25 miles from downtown Manhattan.
Cricket is also making a grand comeback into the Olympic fold after over 120 years, as it has been included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
