Updated On: 11 April, 2023 05:02 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The ODI World Cup will start tentatively on October 5, with 46 matches, including final set to be played across 12 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Delhi, Indore, Guwahati and Hyderabad, Dharamasala

Pakistan`s Usama Mir (C) celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of New Zealand`s Michael Bracewell (not pictured) during the third and final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi (Pic: AFP)
The Pakistan cricket team would prefer playing bulk of its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Chennai and Kolkata -- the two venues where the team has felt safe during its earlier tours, according to ICC sources.
The World Cup will start tentatively on October 5, with 46 matches, including final set to be played across 12 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Delhi, Indore, Guwahati and Hyderabad, Dharamasala.