London Olympic stadium likely to host 2019 World Cup matches: Report
Updated On: 23 January, 2017 09:54 PM IST | | IANS
<p>The London Olympic stadium is likely to get the green light from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for staging some of the matches of the 2019 World Cup</p>


Olympic rings are assembled during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium. File pic
London: The London Olympic stadium is likely to get the green light from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for staging some of the matches of the 2019 World Cup.
After conducting a full inspection of the ground, the ICC have found the stadium, with a capacity of 60,000 -- twice than any of the cricket grounds in the United Kingdom -- that the pitch dimensions complied with requirements for One-day Internationals (ODI), according to an espncricinfo report.
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