The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to begin on 17 October.
Meanwhile, the finals of the event will take place on 14 November. Team India will be entering the tournament as one of the favorites to win the trophy.
Meanwhile, the finals of the event will take place on 14 November. Team India will be entering the tournament as one of the favorites to win the trophy.
Squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the evening match.
Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Namibia – making up Group A – will be in action in Abu Dhabi the next day, with Round 1 matches running till October 22. The top two teams in each group will proceed to the Super 12 stage of the tournament, beginning on October 23.
The second round of the tournament – the Super12 stage – will get underway in Abu Dhabi on October 23, with the Group 1 contest between Australia and South Africa. This will be followed up with an evening clash between England and West Indies in Dubai.
Old rivals England and Australia will lock horns in Dubai on October 30. It will conclude on November 6 with matches between Australia and West Indies in Abu Dhabi, and England and South Africa in Sharjah.
Group 2 will commence with a heavyweight clash between India and Pakistan in Dubai on October 24. Pakistan then take on New Zealand in Sharjah on October 26, in a tough start for the 2009 champions. Afghanistan begin their campaign on October 25 at Sharjah, taking on the winners of Group B from the first round. It will conclude on November 8, with India taking on the second-placed Round 1 qualifier from Group A.
The first semi-final will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 10. The second semi-final will be hosted by Dubai on November 11. Both semi-finals have reserve days. The marquee clash of the tournament will take place in Dubai on November 14, Sunday, with Monday acting as the reserve day for the final.
24th October 2021: India vs Pakistan, 7:30 PM, Dubai
31st October 2021 India vs New Zealand, 7:30 PM, Dubai
3rd November 2021 India vs Afghanistan, 7:30 PM, Abu Dhabi
5th November 2021 India vs B1, 7:30 PM, Dubai
8th November 2021 India vs A2, 7:30 PM Dubai
Indian squad to be picked next week after completion of India-England 4th Test.
The final date of naming the squad hasn’t been decided yet, but it will happen by Friday – cut-off date.
Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said the T20 World Cup squad will be picked once the fourth Test ends. “We are looking at Monday or Tuesday for now, but the date isn’t fixed yet. But it will happen by Friday as 10th.”
Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne (injury cover).
Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah have been named in Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.
Most 50+ scores with 200+ strike Rate in T20 World Cup
3 - De Villiers
2 - Yuvraj
2 - Gayle
1 - Maxwell
1 - M Hussey
1 - Bailey
1 - McCullum
1 - Jayawardene
1 - Jayasuriya
1 - Pietersen
1 - De Kock
1 - Duminy
1 - Imran Nazir
Team India squad is out!
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Squad
TEAM - Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.
Standby players – Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
“Former India Captain MS Dhoni to mentor the team for the T20 World Cup” - Honorary Secretary Jay Shah