After Amitabh Bachchan, 'God' of cricket got 'Golden Ticket', BCCI shared Sachin's picture with Jai Shah
The upcoming edition of the World Cup will be the 13th edition in the history of cricket. The tournament will begin on October 5 with the opening match between defending champions England and runners-up New Zealand. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hosts India will begin their campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai.
Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday, September 8, honored India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar with a golden ticket as part of the "Golden Ticket for India Icons" event.
Bharat Ratna awardee Sachin Tendulkar is only the second person to get the ticket. Earlier, Shah had presented a golden ticket to veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday. It will be interesting to see who else gets this golden ticket in the days to come. The countdown for the ODI World Cup 2023 has already begun.
Let us tell you that the upcoming edition of the World Cup will be the 13th edition in the history of cricket. The tournament will begin on 5 October with the opening match between defending champions England and runners-up New Zealand. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Hosts India will begin their campaign against 5-time champions Australia on October 8 in Chennai. On October 14, a high-voltage match will be played between India and Pakistan. Ten teams are participating in the tournament.
These include England, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Like the previous edition of the World Cup played in England and Wales in 2019, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format.
