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Organizers divulged an formidable plan to assemble a 34,000-seat stadium within the state of New York to stage eight matches on this yr’s ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup event.
The game’s governing physique mentioned the venture began lately in Eisenhower Park, Nassau County, 30 miles east of Manhattan and is scheduled to be accomplished inside three months and can accommodate premium and basic admission seating, in addition to VIP and hospitality suites, together with a celebration deck and cabanas, to host the most important cricket carnival spectacle ever.
“We’re excited to be unveiling the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium in New York forward of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024,” ICC Chief Govt Officer, Geoff Allardice said in a information launch.
“It’s an extremely essential milestone within the lead as much as the most important ICC occasion ever, with work commencing on the stadium, which is able to have the ability to accommodate 34,000 cricket followers.
“We’re partnering with world-class suppliers to ship the modular stadium to make sure that gamers and followers can get pleasure from an unforgettable expertise throughout the eight matches in New York in June this yr,” he mentioned.
The stadium has been designed by Populous, a world-class sports activities and leisure venue structure agency. Populous has designed a few of the world’s most iconic stadiums, akin to Yankee Stadium in New York and the Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, India.
The event can be co-hosted by the Caribbean and the USA from June 1 to 29, and consists of 20 worldwide groups taking part in 55 matches throughout 9 host venues.
It’s the first time the USA will host matches at a T20 World Cup, with 16 first spherical matches being performed between the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas Texas, and the Broward County Regional Stadium in Florida.
The Caribbean can be staging matches on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor in Antigua, Kensington Oval in Barbados, Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Guyana, Daren Sammy Cricket Floor in St. Lucia, Arnos Vale Sports activities Complicated in St. Vincent, and the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Cricket West Indies is the official host of the occasion.
