Cricket World Cup Puts Spotlight on City in Modi’s Home State
The tournament comes as the sport’s global center has shifted firmly to India, and is an opportunity for Modi to show off the country in the city of Ahmedabad.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Oct. 2. The stadium, which changed name two years ago, seats 130,000 people.
Photographer: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images
In what has already been a pivotal year for India and its leader Narendra Modi, another event is set to put the country in the limelight as the Cricket World Cup kicks off.
The ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, which starts Thursday, comes at a time when the global center of the sport has shifted firmly to India, with domestic and global sponsors pouring millions into the world’s most populous country to chase the promise of its 1.4-billion-strong consumer base. The South Asian country is hosting the event for the first time in 12 years, a period in which the national governing authority for cricket has become one of the richest sporting bodies in the world.
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Cricket World Cup Puts Spotlight on City in Modi’s Home State