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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed Dallas, Florida and New York as the three venues in USA which will get to host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York will go down in history as the event is set to be staged in USA for the first time ever. It is pertinent to note that the hosting of the event to the West Indies and the USA was granted by the ICC Board in November 2021. The venues were selected after an elaborate and extensive evaluation regarding several options.
A 34,000-seat modular stadium in Eisenhower Park will be built as per an agreement in in Nassau County, New York. In addition, the existing venues in Grand Prairie and Broward County will be increased in size so that it can accomdoate more seating space, media. A premium hospitality area will also be added to the final agreement.
“We’re delighted to announce the three USA venues that will host part of the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ever staged, with 20 teams competing for the trophy. The USA is a strategically important market and these venues give us an excellent opportunity to make a statement in the world’s biggest sport market,” ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said.
“We explored a number of potential venue options in the country, and we were hugely encouraged by the enthusiasm the event generated amongst prospective hosts, reinforcing the growing awareness around cricket’s massive fanbase and its power to unite diverse communities,” he added.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to use modular stadium technology to present world class cricket in a location that has not previously hosted an ICC global event giving USA cricket fans the chance to watch the world’s best on their doorstep. This technology has been used at previous ICC events to increase venue capacity and it’s routinely used in other major sports around the world. In the USA, it will give us the opportunity to increase the size of the venues in both Dallas and Florida and create what is going to be a stunning venue in New York,” he further said.
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