ICC ODI World Cup: The preparations for the ICC ODI World Cup are in full swing, with the tournament all set to take place in October-November in India. According to reports, the International Cricket Council ICC ODI World Cup has developed certain ‘guidelines’ for the curators to tackle the dew factor, which is expected to play a major role in the World Cup.
Most of the matches are expected to be affected by heavy due. It provides a significant advantage to the batters, especially batting in the second innings. Indian wickets are more conducive to spin bowlers. However, with dew in play, their effectiveness is hampered.
“Venues in the northern, western, and eastern states of India are likely to witness heavy dew at this time of year. Matches in Chennai and maybe Bengaluru are likely to see a decent amount of rain. The main idea is to keep the toss out of the equation as much as possible. Dew largely impacts the performance of spinners. With more grass, teams will not have to depend as much on spinners. And ODI games don’t need to see very high scores to be interesting,”
To maintain a balance between bat and ball, it has been suggested that stadiums should have the maximum possible boundary size. It is learned that venues have been told to maintain boundary sizes of around 70 meters.
The Indian team, however, would prefer to play on turning pitches against Australia and England. While the match against Australia in Chennai on October 8 isn’t likely to be affected by dew, the match against England in Lucknow on October 29 will be a challenge for curators.