The 2021 edition of ICC T20 World Cup begins two days after the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a Group B clash between Oman and Papua New Guinea at Al Amerat, Oman on October 15.
India will play two warm matches before the start of their ICC T20 World Cup campaign. Check telecast details of IND Vs AUS, IND Vs ENG cricket matches.
The 2021 edition of ICC T20 World Cup begins two days after the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a Group B clash between Oman and Papua New Guinea at Al Amerat, Oman on October 15.
The tournament proper, however, will begin with a doubleheader, featuring Group 1 fixtures -- Australia vs South Africa and England vs West Indies -- in their respective Super 12 openers on October 23. India start their campaign with a mouth-watering clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group 2 match on October 24.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has arranged warm-up matches for all the competing teams. The Virat Kohli-led India will also play two such games.
Check match and telecast details of India's warm-up fixtures before ICC T20 World Cup 2021:
1st Warm-up
Match: ICC T20 World Cup 2021 warm-up match between India and England
Date: October 18 (Monday), 2021
Time: 7:30 PM IST/ 6:00 PM local
Venue: ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
2nd Warm-up
Match: ICC T20 World Cup 2021 warm-up match between India and Australia
Date: October 20 (Wednesday), 2021
Time: 3:30 PM IST/ 2:00 PM local
Venue: ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
TV Channel List
Afghanistan - Moby TV; Australia - Fox Sports, Fox Cricket; Bangladesh - Ghazi TV; Canada - Willow TV; Caribbean - ESPN; India - Star Sports Network; New Zealand - Sky Sports NZ; Pakistan - PTV Sports; Sri Lanka - SLRC Channel; UK - Sky Sports; USA - Willow TV; Saudia Arabia & Middle East - Starz Play, eLife TV, Switch TV; South Africa and North Africa - SuperSports
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar
Original Squads
India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shardul Thakur, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav.
Standby players: Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Pat Cummins (vc), Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Standby players: Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis and Daniel Sams.
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (vc, wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Sam Billings (wk), Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Standby players: Reece Topley, Liam Dawson and James Vince.