While a second-choice Indian men's cricket team gears up to begin its campaign at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first-choice, 15-member Indian squad selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 readies to take part in cricket's biggest extravaganza. The Rohit Sharma-led team recently won the 2023 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and then beat Australia 2-1 in a three-match ODI series at home to prepare in earnest for the ODI World Cup. India will play their first World Cup warm-up match against defending champions England on Saturday, October 30. (Scorecard | Full Coverage | Match Blog | More Cricket News)
One big talking point in Indian cricket right now is the selection of the World No. 1 Test bowler Ravichandran Ashwin in the 50-over marquee event's squad in place of the injured Axar Patel. Ashwin was also selected for the first two ODIs in the India vs Australia series and he picked three wickets in the second game in Indore, giving selectors even more cause for the decision.
But not everybody is happy with the move, and some prominent former international players like Yuvraj Singh have said Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar could have been a better choice than the 37-year-old Ashwin.
Nevertheless, India will look to iron out all flaws and reach the optimum level of performance before kickstarting their campaign at the ODI World Cup, which is being played at home this time around. England too will aim to find the right XI ahead of the group-stage matches.
Here are all the key details for the India vs England ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match to be played on Saturday, September 30:
When will the India vs England warm-up match be played?
The India vs England warm-up match will be played at 2pm IST on September 30, 2023.
Where will the India vs England warm-up match be played?
The India vs England match will be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Where can we watch the IND vs ENG match on TV?
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. fans can tune in on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 1 Hindi to watch the match live.
Where can we live stream the match?
The match will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.
