New Delhi, dated 28th September-2023, Thursday
Preparations for the ICC World Cup 2023 to be hosted by India have started in full swing... The tournament will start from 5th October. Before that, 10 teams have to play 2-2 practice matches. All 10 teams have already announced their squads for the tournament. Although the last date to change the team was fixed on September 28, in such a situation, the Indian team has made a big change in the team today and announced the final team (Team India Squad). All-rounder Axar Patel, who is struggling with injury, has been dropped, R. Ashwin has been included in the team in his place.
Akshar out of World Cup, Ashwin's entry
R.Ashwin has been included in the team in place of all-rounder Akshar Patel. Recently, Ashwin was given an opportunity in the ODI series against Australia, where he performed brilliantly. While Akshar Patel could not get fit till the last ODI of the series.
Meanwhile, the Indian team has to play 2 practice matches before the World Cup. Team India's first practice match will be played on September 30 against England in Guwahati. For this, the entire team including Ashwin has reached Guwahati.
'World Cup Festival' for 45 days
This time in World Cup 2023, 48 matches will be played in 45 days, for which 10 venues have been decided. The first match of the Indian team will be against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. The first semi-final will be played in Mumbai on November 15, while the second semi-final will be played in Kolkata on November 16. The final match will be played in Ahmedabad on November 19, while November 20 is the reserve day.
Team India reached Guwahati before the practice match
All the warm-up matches before the World Cup will be played at three venues, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad. The Indian team will play another practice match against the Netherlands on October 3, which will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
India's final squad for World Cup
Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami and Shardul Thakur.
These 10 teams will play in the World Cup
India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka
ODI World Cup 2023 Practice Match Schedule... (Practice Match Schedule)
- 29 September : Bangladesh Vs. Guwahati, Sri Lanka
- 29 September: South Africa Vs. Afghanistan, Thiruvananthapuram
- 29 September : New Zealand Vs. Pakistan, Hyderabad
- 30 September : India Vs. England, Guwahati
- 30 September : Australia Vs. Netherlands, Thiruvananthapuram
- 02 October : England Vs. Bangladesh, Guwahati
- 02 October : New Zealand Vs. South Africa, Thiruvananthapuram
- 03 October : Afghanistan Vs. Guwahati, Sri Lanka
- 03 October : India Vs. Netherlands, Thiruvananthapuram
- 03 October : Pakistan Vs. Australia, Hyderabad
Complete Schedule of Indian Team (Team India World Cup 2023 Schedule)
- 08 October Vs. Australia, Chennai
- 11 October Vs. Afghanistan, Delhi
- 14 October Vs. Pakistan, Ahmedabad
- 19 October Vs. Bangladesh, Pune
- 22 October Vs. New Zealand, Dharamshala
- 29 October Vs. England, Lucknow
- 02 November Vs. Sri Lanka, Mumbai
- 05 November Vs. South Africa, Kolkata
- 12 November Vs. Netherlands, Bangalore
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