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'Har dhin ek naya venue he' - Fans react as new reports arise of Narendra Modi Stadium hosting India vs Pakistan 2023 World Cup

Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium will host the 2023 World Cup match between India and Pakistan, according to new reports.

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The venue of the India-Pakistan ODI World Cup match has been rumoured for several months and is yet to be finalised. There were reports that an Indian Cricket Board official confirmed that the schedule for the much-awaited 2023 World Cup is nearing its finalisation and will be released in a couple of days.

Earlier, the governing body of Indian cricket had proposed the India vs Pakistan match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had opposed it. Following that, Chennai was rumoured to host the high-voltage clash. However, amid these developments, the Motera Stadium is back on the scene as a new report suggests IND vs PAK match will be played there.

The reason behind the delay in announcing the 2023 World Cup schedule, which is set to be held in India later this year, is a dispute between the India and Pakistan cricket boards. It all started when India refused to travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup and 2023 Champions Trophy citing security concerns. PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has also hinted that they will boycott the WC if the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) does not consider its hybrid model of hosting the Asia Cup.

This is one way to make sure we don’t come to India: Najam Sethi

Last month, reacting to reports that Pakistan would play in Ahmedabad, Sethi slammed the Indian Cricket Board saying it was a way to make sure we don't come to India. “When I heard that the Pakistan match was to be in Ahmedabad, I smiled and said to myself – ‘this is one way to make sure we don’t come to India’. I mean if you’d said Chennai or Kolkata, it might have made sense.”

“I don’t want to go into the politics of it but certainly there seems to be a political angle to this because if there’s one city where we might have security issues, it’s Ahmedabad. And therefore, I think the less said about that, the better. It gave the impression that this was a red herring that was thrown our way to tell us, ‘Hey, we are going to play you in Ahmedabad and you watch out. You know who rules Ahmedabad,” the PCB chief added.

Here's how fans reacted to the latest rumours of Narendra Modi Stadium hosting the IND vs PAK match:

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