India to play Pakistan on October 14 now; tickets to go on sale on August 25, 41 days before the first match
MUMBAI: Even before a ball has been bowled, the upcoming ODI World Cup in India in October-November is achieving some dubious firsts, thanks to unprecedented inefficiency on the part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and BCCI, the hosts of the tournament. This World Cup is also now set to go down in history as the one which has slipped into a right royal mess, thanks to the confused and directionless approach of the organizers.