ICC Pitch Consultant Andrew (Andy) Atkinson inspects Eden Gardens for ICC Men’s World Cup preparations

Kolkata, Sep 1 : International Cricket Council (ICC) Pitch

Consultant Andrew (Andy) Atkinson on Friday visited this city and

inspected the

Eden Gardens, which would host five 2023 ICC Men’s 13th edition

Cricket World Cup matches, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI)

cricket tournament.

Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehashish Ganguly and Pitch

Curator of iconic Eden Gardens briefed the visiting ICC official

regarding the

preparations, which were almost completed.

Eden Gardens will host altogether five matches and the first play is

between Bangladesh and the Netherlands on October 28 at 2 PM (IST.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan on Oct 31 at 2 PM, India vs South Africa

November 5 at 2:00 PM, England vs Pakistan on Nov 11 at 02:00 PM

and the Semi-Final II on November 16, at 2:00 PM.