The 2024 Men's T20 World Cup will be played between US cities in Dallas, Florida and New York. ICC announced this on Wednesday. The United States has previously hosted international T20 matches. Recently India played T20 match against West Indies. This T20 World Cup is going to be held in the United States. The T20 World Cup is going to be held for the first time in that country. The matches will be in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Broward County, Florida and Nassau County, New York. West Indies is jointly organizing the T20 World Cup with the United States. It was decided in November 2021 that T20 World Cup will be held in USA, West Indies. According to that decision, preparations for the T20 World Cup are now going on in full swing.
A 34,000-seat modular stadium is being built at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, New York for the T20 World Cup. Once this stadium is built, T20 World Cup matches will be held here. The stadiums in Dallas and Florida are also being built with modular systems. The number of seats is being increased for spectators, journalists and special guests. That is why modular stadiums are being built.
In this regard, ICC Chief Executive Jeff Allardyce said, 'The 3 venues in the United States for the group stage matches of the Men's T20 World Cup have been finalised. We are happy about it. 20 teams will participate in this World Cup. The United States is very important to the cricket trade. If we can host the T20 World Cup in the world's biggest sports trading center, we will achieve great success.
The ICC Chief Executive also said, 'We thought of hosting T20 World Cup matches in some other cities in the US. But in the end Dallas, Florida and New York were chosen. We feel good about the enthusiasm around this tournament. The number of cricket lovers in the United States is not small. Where there was no ICC event earlier, this time the T20 World Cup match will be held at the Modular Stadium. Cricket lovers in the United States will get a chance to watch the world's best players play. Modular stadiums have been used in ICC events before. This technology will be used in Dallas, Florida, New York. If the stadium is modular, it is possible to increase the number of spectators.