The BCCI secretary took to Social media platform X to make the announcement and said that all the spectators at stadiums across the nation will get mineral and packaged drinking water without any cost.
Shah also asked the cricket fans in the country to stay hydrated and enjoy the ODI World Cup matches.
The opening game of the extravagant tournament is scheduled for Thursday, featuring a match-up between England and New Zealand, set to take place at 2 PM IST in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
Prior to the commencement of the tournament’s first match, England’s captain, Jos Buttler, mentioned that the prominent English player, Ben Stokes, may not feature in the starting lineup due to a minor hip injury.Buttler further stated that the final decision regarding Stokes’ participation will be made just before the match begins, and if he doesn’t recover in time, then Stokes won’t be a part of the ODI World Cup.”He’s got a slight sort of niggle in his hip, fingers crossed it will be good news for us. We’ll make the right call. If he’s not fit to play he’s not fit to play and if he is we can make that decision,” Buttler said as quoted by Sky Sports.Earlier, Ben Stokes missed out on the World Cup warmup match against Bangladesh on Monday, in which England clinched a four-wicket win against Bangladesh.
However, Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue will start their ODI World Cup campaign on Sunday against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
(With ANI inputs)
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