One of the long-lasting batters within the historical past of cricket Viv Richards has backed India forward of the upcoming ODI World Cup. The former West Indies batter holds a spot in his coronary heart as he made his Test debut on Indian soil. He went on to explain the particular affection he has for India and the way the large dwelling assist will assist them within the mega event.
“I fancy India, I have got a deep affiliation with India, that particular country in itself. I made my debut in India and I have a lot of sentimental reasons about that part of the world. So I will back India to do well, they have massive support you can never forget that when you have massive support it can be seriously encouraging,” Richards informed ICC.
India will look to carry the World Cup trophy as soon as once more similar to they did within the 2011 World Cup on their dwelling soil because the mega event commences on Thursday, October 5 when 2019 finalists England and New Zealand conflict at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the occasion culminating within the closing on the similar venue on Sunday, 19 November. India will begin its marketing campaign with a match towards Australia in Chennai on October 8.
Ten groups will function on this greatest Cricket World Cup ever, to be performed throughout 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad internet hosting the event opener and the ultimate. The occasion will function 48 matches to be performed throughout 46 days.
The venues apart from Ahmedabad and Chennai are Bengaluru, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. While Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram will be a part of Hyderabad in internet hosting the observe video games.
Eight groups have certified for the 46-day occasion by way of the Cricket World Cup Super League whereas the ultimate two spots have been determined by the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier happening in Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands grabbed the 2 closing spots within the event.
The prime 4 groups will qualify for the semifinals, to be performed in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The closing can be on November 19 in Ahmedabad. The semi-finals and the ultimate may have reserve days.
Indian squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
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