The Indian Cricket Board continues to uphold the sport even as it prepares to host the ODI World Cup in 2023. Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah today planted the one-millionth tree in Ahmedabad after pledging to plant more than 1.4 lakh seedlings to preserve the environment.
The World Cup’s opening game will be played in the Narendra Modi Stadium, where Mr Shah planted the sapling. Notably, this work was completed as part of the Board’s Green Dot project. According to this, the board planted 500 plants for every dot ball bowled during the Indian Premier League 2023 playoffs.
It’s important to note that the saplings have been planted in four states: Gujarat, Assam, Kerala, and Karnataka. The Indian Cricket Board and the Tata Memorial Trust collaborated on the project. During the tournament’s four play-off matches, 294 dot balls were thrown, helping to plant around 1,47,000 trees across the four states.
Indian Cricket Board move for environment:
BCCI has planted 1,47,000 trees across 4 states – Kerala, Karnataka, Assam & Gujarat for the dot ball initiative during IPL.
– Brilliant work by Jay Shah & whole BCCI. pic.twitter.com/0KbkvWWyNO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 28, 2023
India is preparing to host the biggest cricket carnival in history amongst all of these events. The ODI World Cup is scheduled to take place in India at 12 locations from October 5 to November 19. On October 5, in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, the opening match between reigning champions England and 2019’s runner-up New Zealand will take place.
On October 8, the Indian Cricket Team, led by Rohit Sharma, is scheduled to face Australia at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium to open their campaign. Also, on October 14 in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, the team will also take on its bitter nemesis Pakistan. It’s important to note that India recently defeated both of these teams handily.
For the unversed, the national governing organisation for cricket in India is called the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Its main office is located in Churchgate, Mumbai, near the Cricket Centre. The BCCI is the world’s richest cricket regulating body. To break the British monopoly in cricket, a group of players from Delhi’s Roshnara Club established the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on December 4, 1928. BCCI’s founding members included 6 regional organisations.
So, this was all about the Indian cricket board planting saplings to protect the environment. Also read, World Cup 1996: A detailed throwback to the iconic game.
