The Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up matches are scheduled to begin on September 29. Ten teams will be facing each other.
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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, India 2023, is set to commence on October 6, with the warm-up matches beginning on September 29. All the teams and fans are ready and gearing up for the mega event. India is the host in this 13th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, where ten teams will be taking part.
Squads for the Men’s Cricket World Cup
All the participating teams have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup. The list of injured players is quite long, and many players will be missing the World Cup because of fitness issues and injuries. India’s Rishabh Pant, Pakistan’s Naseem Shah, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal, England’s Jason Roy, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, and other star players didn’t make it to the 15-member squad.
On September 5, India announced their 15-member squad for the World Cup. India’s squad is as follows: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubham Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav.
India will start the Cricket World Cup as the ICC’s number-one-ranked ODI side. India are favorites for the World Cup, and their side looks strong with all the players in form. Star opener Shubham Gill has the most runs in ODIs in 2023 and is in the form of his life. Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul made strong comebacks in the Asia Cup and the recently concluded ODI series with Australia. The star player, Axar Patel’s place is in doubt as he got injured in the Asia Cup. In his place, Washington Sundar can be picked up as a replacement.
Schedule for the World Cup warm-up matches
In the warm-up matches, all ten teams will clash with each other, and ten ODI matches will be played from September 29 to October 3 across Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati. India is to clash with England and the Netherlands in their two warm-up matches. The schedule for the warm-up matches is as follows:
September 29
Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka in Guwahati at 2:00 PM IST.
South Africa vs. Afganistan in Thiruvananthapuram at 2:00 PM IST.
New Zealand vs. Pakistan in Hyderabad at 2:00 PM IST.
September 30
India vs. England in Guwahati at 2:00 PM IST.
Australia vs. Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram at 2:00 PM IST.
October 2
England vs. Bangladesh in Guwahati at 2:00 PM IST.
New Zealand vs. South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram at 2:00 PM IST.
October 3
India vs. Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram at 2:00 PM IST.
Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka in Guwahati at 2:00 PM IST.
Pakistan vs. Australia in Hyderabad at 2:00 PM IST.
For warm-up matches, all the teams are to play two matches each in three days, from September 29 to October 3. After the warm-up matches, the Men’s Cricket World Cup will commence with the winners of the 2019 Men’s Cricket World Cup England clashing with the runner-up of the 2019 World Cup New Zealand on October 5.
India has not won any ICC trophy in the span of the last ten years. The last instance of India winning an ICC trophy was in 2013 when India won the Champions Trophy in England. If India wins this World Cup, it will be the third Cricket World Cup trophy for India, and with that, it will also end the ten-year drought of an ICC trophy.
