Why India playing their first WC match so late?
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Why India is starting so late in the 2019 World Cup? Every Indian cricket fan is confused. Well, India was reportedly supposed to play their first match on June 2 against Bangladesh, but ICC changed the schedule at the request of BCCI who cited the guidelines of the Lodha Committee to get ICC to push back the first match. The guidelines mandate India to play International Cricket post a 15-day gap after IPL.