The Indian cricket team is placed in Group A of the 2024 T20 World Cup alongside Pakistan, USA, Canada and Ireland. The marquee India vs Pakistan clash will be played on June 9 in New York as the tournament will held in the West Indies and the United States of America.
India also played against Pakistan in the group stage of the last edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia. The two arch-rivals were involved in a T20 WC classic where Virat Kohli stood tall and played one of the best T20I knocks of his career to guide India to a memorable win at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India will start their campaign against Ireland on June 5. The mega tournament will start on June 1 and the final will be played on June 29 in Barbados.
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After facing Pakistan, India will stay back in New York to take on the co-host nation on June 12, and then will travel to Florida to play against Canada in their final group assignment on June 15.
The tournament is being co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA with 20 teams, divided into four groups of five sides each, making it the largest ever T20 World Cup. Sixteen teams contested in the last edition in 2022 in Australia.
Meanwhile, the Men in Blue will play Afghanistan in the three-match T20I series to get their combination right for the WC, however, IPL 2024 is going to play a crucial role for them to get ready for the mega ICC event.
Meanwhile, there is still uncertainty over Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s selection in the T20 WC squad as the two players have not played a single T20I since the 2022 showpiece event.
Several youngsters like Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma are expected to take the flights to the West Indies and the USA for the WC after impressive starts to their careers.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA
Here are India’s group fixtures:
India vs Ireland – June 5, New York
India vs Pakistan – June 9, New York
India vs USA – June 12, New York
India vs Canada – June 15, Florida
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