The Eden Gardens stadium’s player’s locker room caught fire late Wednesday evening during renovations for the ICC World Cup 2023. According to media accounts, a dressing room fake ceiling short circuit triggered the incident. The room’s players’ kits burned. However, people repairing the venue promptly informed the management, which contacted the fire department, which sent two engines to put out the fire.
Pakistan’s schedule for World Cup 2023
The fire was extinguished hours later. Eden Gardens will host five matches of the highly anticipated tournament, including the World Cup semifinal. Pakistan will also play two games here. Their final league matches are against Bangladesh on October 31 and England on November 11. Pakistan will return to Kolkata for the semifinals. Indian festivities rescheduled three Pakistani games.
In the amended schedule, Pakistan will play Sri Lanka, India, and England. The day matches will commence at 10:00 am Pakistan Standard Time (PST), and the day-night matches at 01:30 pm. All teams will play 45 league matches in the round-robin Cricket World Cup. On November 15 and 16, Mumbai and Kolkata will host the semifinals for the top four teams. The semifinals and final (November 19) will have reserve days.
- October 6 –Â vs. Netherlands in Hyderabad
- October 10 –Â vs. Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
- October 14 –Â vs. India in Ahmedabad
- October 20 –Â vs. Australia in Bengaluru
- October 23 –Â vs. Afghanistan in Chennai
- October 27 –Â vs. South Africa in Chennai
- October 31 –Â vs. Bangladesh in Kolkata
- November 4 –Â vs. New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
- November 11 –Â vs. England in Kolkata
