The
2027
ODI
Wo ld
Cup
could
have
a
histo ic
co ectio
with
Mahatma
Ga dhi,
with
the
ICC
epo tedly
co side i g
a
ea lie
sta t
to
the
tou ame t.
The
competitio
was
i itially
scheduled
to
begi
o
Octobe
8,
but
the e
is
ow
speculatio
that
the
ope i g
date
could
be
moved
to
Octobe
2,
Ga dhi
Jaya ti.
The
2027
editio
will
be
joi tly
hosted
by
South
Af ica,
Zimbabwe
a d
Namibia
a d
could
become
the
lo gest
ODI
Wo ld
Cup
eve ,
pote tially
st etchi g
ac oss
50
days.
Why
is
Mahatma
Ga dhi
li ked
to
2027
Wo ld
Cup?
If
the
p oposed
schedule
is
app oved,
the
tou ame t
would
begi
o
Octobe
2,
the
bi th
a ive sa y
of
Mahatma
Ga dhi,
who
was
bo
i
1869.
While
Ga dhi
had
o
di ect
associatio
with
c icket,
he
sha ed
a
deep
histo ical
co ectio
with
South
Af ica,
o e
of
the
th ee
host
cou t ies.
Ga dhi
spe t
21
yea s
i
South
Af ica,
whe e
his
expe ie ces
played
a
sig ifica t
ole
i
shapi g
his
philosophy
a d
the
p i ciples
of
Satyag aha.
His
co ectio
with
the
cou t y
is
epo tedly
the
easo
behi d
the
ICC’s
co side atio
of
lau chi g
the
Wo ld
Cup
o
his
bi th
a ive sa y.
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2027
Wo ld
Cup
Could
B eak
Du atio
Reco d
The
p oposed
cha ge
to
the
ope i g
date
may
exte d
the
tou ame t
to
a ou d
50
days,
while
the
fi al
is
still
expected
to
be
played
o
Novembe
21.
The
2003
ODI
Wo ld
Cup,
which
lasted
47
days,
is
cu e tly
amo g
the
lo gest
editio s
of
the
tou ame t.
If
the
2027
eve t
u s
fo
50
days,
it
would
su pass
that
ma k.
ICC
has
also
a ou ced
that
matches
will
be
staged
ac oss
12
ve ues.
South
Af ica
is
set
to
host
games
at
eight
ve ues,
Zimbabwe
at
th ee,
while
Namibia
has
o e
app oved
ve ue
fo
Wo ld
Cup
matches.
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Wo ld
Cup
2027
Sta t
Date
Out:
Special
T ibute
To
Mahatma
Ga dhi