The match between India and the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, October 3rd, got canceled because of rain. India also had a match scheduled against England in Guwahati, but that was also washed out due to rain.
Now, Team India’s next match is against Australia on October 8th in Chennai, and it’s their first match in the World Cup 2023. Unfortunately, both of India’s practice matches got rained out, so they haven’t had any warm-up games before the World Cup.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is happening in India from October 5th to November 19th. The tournament starts with the opening match on October 5th between England, the current champion, and New Zealand, the last runner-up. India will begin its campaign against Australia on October 8th at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Australia has a good track record in Chennai, winning five out of six One Day Internationals they’ve played there. So, it’s going to be an exciting match between India and Australia.
Team India will start its journey in the World Cup-2023 from October 8. This match will be against Australia in Chennai. Team India had to play two warm-up matches before this important match, but both were cancelled. This is a big blow for Team India, because it had the last chance to test its preparations.
World Cup-2023 will start from October 5. Team India will start its journey with a match against Australia on 8 October. This match will be played in Chennai. Team India needed rigorous practice to face a strong team like Australia. He had two warm-up matches to test his preparations, but both were canceled due to rain. Team India’s first warm-up match was against England in Guwahati, while the second match was against Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram. Team India got a shock due to the cancellation of both the matches. India is thus the only team which will enter the World Cup without playing any warm-up match.
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Team India led by Rohit Sharma played its last international match against Australia on 27 September. This match was in Rajkot. This was the third match of the ODI series, which Team India had lost. Although they won the series 2-1. If we look at the journey from 27th September to 3rd October, Team India stayed in 3 cities in 7 days and covered a distance of 6,115 km.
Chance to win trophy after 12 years
Team India has a good chance to win the World Cup this time. After 12 years, the Mahakumbh of cricket is being played on its soil. In 2011, when the World Cup was played in India, Team India under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the champion. He defeated Sri Lanka in the final. Team India has won the World Cup trophy twice so far. However, it has not been able to win the ICC trophy for 10 years.
For the last time in 2013, Team India won the ICC trophy in its name. She won the Champions Trophy played in England. Dhoni was the captain of the team. And now Rohit has a chance to create history and if he does so, then Kapil Dev will become the third Indian captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to win the World Cup trophy.
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Squad for the World Cup – Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Siraj, Shami, Bumrah. .
When is Team India’s match?
vs Australia (8 October)
vs Afghanistan (11 October)
vs Pakistan (15 October)
vs Bangladesh (19 October)
vs New Zealand (22 October)
vs England (29 October)
Qualifiers (1 November)
South Africa (5 November)
Qualifier (11 November)
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