T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli's team India will be starting their World T20 campaign with a positive mindset after a couple of wins against England and Australia in the warm-up games which were played in the build p to the Group stage matches of the World Cup.
Team India will start their campaign against Pakistan on 24 October 2021. This is considered to be the 'Mother of all matches'. IND vs PAK game is sure to test the players in various ways.
India appointed MS Dhoni as a mentor for the World Cup to be alongside Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri during the World Cup. With the qualifiers done, India's fixtures are almost confirmed.
Here Is India's Full Squad for the World Cup
Batsmen - Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav
Wicketkeepers - Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan
All-rounders - Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers - Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur
Reserve players - Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar
Additional players - Avesh Khan, Umran Malik, Harshal Patel, Lukman Meriwala, Venkatesh Iyer, Karn Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Krishnappa Gowtham.
Take a look at Team India's Full Schedule along with Match timings:
Match 1: India vs Pakistan - 24 October 2021, 7:30 pm IST | Venue - Dubai International Stadium
Match 2: India vs New Zealand - 28 October 2021, 7:30 pm IST | Venue - Dubai International Stadium
Match 3: India vs Afghanistan - 3 November 2021, 7:30 pm IST | Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Match 4: India vs Scotland - 5 November 2021, 7:30 pm IST | Venue - Dubai International Stadium
Match 5: India vs Namibia - 8 November 2021, 7:30 pm IST | Venue - Dubai International Stadium
This was the complete schedule of India's matches.
Apart from that, the two semi-finals would be played on 10 November and 11 November in Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively. The Final will be played on 14 November 2021 in Dubai.