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NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray has launched a crisp onslaught connected the International Cricket Council (ICC) for awarding the 2026 T20 World Cup last to Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, accusing the planetary cricket assemblage of indulging successful “sudden authorities of favouritism.
” Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The ICC unveiled the afloat tourney docket astatine a high-profile lawsuit successful Mumbai connected Tuesday, but Thackeray’s remarks rapidly sparked a caller governmental tempest astir cricket’s biggest showpiece.
India vs Pakistan again astatine an ICC event; T20 World Cup docket is out!
In a powerfully worded station connected X, Thackeray questioned the ICC’s “fascination” with Ahmedabad, arguing that Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium — venue of India’s historical 2011 World Cup triumph — remains the earthy prime for a planetary final.“So the T20 World Cup fixture is out. Guess wherever the Final is scheduled? Ahmedabad. What’s this fascination of pulling each azygous last there? Has this been a accepted cricket venue? Why not Mumbai?” helium wrote, besides reminding fans that the Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the 2023 ODI World Cup final, wherever India mislaid to Australia.
Calling it “injustice” to different historical venues, Thackeray listed Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium and Mohali’s IS Bindra Stadium among grounds arsenic deserving of the final, urging the ICC to “not indulge successful authorities and favouritism.”
The 2026 tournament, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, volition span 8 venues — 5 successful India and 3 successful Sri Lanka. The world’s largest cricket arena, the Narendra Modi Stadium, is slated to big the rubric clash connected March 8 lone if Pakistan bash not qualify. Under an ICC agreement, should Pakistan scope the semifinals oregon the final, those knockout matches volition alternatively beryllium shifted to Colombo.
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Which stadium bash you deliberation deserves to big the T20 World Cup last alternatively of Ahmedabad?
Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiEden Gardens, KolkataMA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiIS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
The docket besides confirmed India volition statesman their rubric defence connected February 7 successful Mumbai against the USA.
The marquee India–Pakistan clash is acceptable for February 15 successful Colombo.With 20 teams competing crossed 40 group-stage matches and a packed, three-games-a-day format, the World Cup promises a high-octane period of cricket. But for now, Thackeray’s complaint of “favouritism” has thrust the prime of venue — not the cricket — into the spotlight.
