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The Indian team has been announced for the T-20 World Cup starting from June 2 in America and West Indies. BCCI on Tuesday released a 15-member squad for the tournament under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant, who are batting well in IPL, have been selected as wicketkeepers. Along with Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey has also been selected in the category of pace bowling all-rounder. Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh have not been able to make a place in the main squad. These have been made part of the traveling reserve.
Team India will face Pakistan on June 9
Team India will play its first match against Ireland on June 5. The team’s second match will be against Pakistan on June 9, the third match against America on June 12 and the fourth match against Canada on June 15.
Bhaskar’s readers had already selected Team India, after the announcement it was 100% the same.
The Indian team for the T-20 World Cup to be held in America and West Indies was announced on Tuesday. 100% Indian team exactly as per the opinion given by 1 lakh 93 thousand 500 readers of Dainik Bhaskar.
53% of readers were of the opinion that captain Rohit Sharma and left hand batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal should open for India. He was selected in the team selection. Both can only open. Bhaskar poll result
Opening match will be between Canada and America
This time the T-20 World Cup will be played in West Indies and America from June 2 to 29. The opening match of the tournament will be held between Canada and home team America in Dallas. The final match will be held on June 29 in Barbados city of West Indies. Super-8 and knockout matches will be held in West Indies.
Group stage matches will be held till June 17
Group stage matches in the T-20 World Cup will be held from June 2 to 17. Super-8 stage matches will be held from June 19 to 24. Then the knockout stage will start from June 26.
West Indies and England have won the title 2-2 times
This time the 9th edition of T-20 World Cup will be played. England is the defending champion, the team won the title for the second time by defeating Pakistan in 2022. Earlier in 2010, the team had won the trophy for the first time by defeating Australia. West Indies has also won the title twice in 2012 and 2016. India, Pakistan, Australia and Sri Lanka have captured the winner’s trophy once each.
There are 3 strong teams in Group B and Group D.
In the initial matches of the tournament, 5 teams each have been divided into 4 groups. India and Pakistan are included in Group-A. New Zealand, Afghanistan and West Indies are in Group-B. England and Australia are part of Group C. Whereas Bangladesh is also there in Group-D along with South Africa and Sri Lanka.