Perth Stadium gets ICC green light to host all international cricket formats

Perth, Jan 11 (CRICKETNORE) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the Perth Stadium as a venue fit to host all international cricket formats, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Thursday. The Perth stadium will become the 12th venue in Australia

"The layout of the stadium provides convenient easement within and around the facility and it is located within close proximity of the city center.

"The new Perth Stadium is a wonderful, refreshing, world class stadium, and I have no hesitation in recommending that the venue is approved for staging all three formats of international cricket," Richardson concluded.

Cricket will be the opening sporting event at the Stadium, with the ODI providing an incredible opportunity for cricket fans in Western Australia, and the broader national and international cricket community, to experience the game at its very best in Perth's new state-of-the-art stadium.