The All-India Senior Selection Committee announced India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by India.
The squad is as follows:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Australia on October 08, 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The 1983 and 2011 World Cup Champions will then take on Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 11, 2023 and then face Pakistan on October 14, 2023 at the world’s biggest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India will play their next five matches against Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively before playing their final league-stage match against the Netherlands on November 12, 20231.
Here is the schedule of India’s matches in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08 October 2023 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 11 October 2023 | Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 14 October 2023 | Pakistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 19 October 2023 | Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
The ICC World Cup 2023 is the 13th edition of the premier one-day international cricket tournament, which will be hosted by India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. The event will feature 10 teams, eight of which have already qualified through the Cricket World Cup Super League, while the remaining two will be decided by the qualifying Match in Zimbabwe. The tournament will be played across 10 venues in India, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the opening match and the final.
Here is everything you need to know about the ICC World Cup 2023:
The Teams:
The eight teams that have qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023 are India (hosts), England (defending champions), Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, and the West Indies. The two teams that will join them from the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier are yet to be determined. The qualifier will feature 10 teams, namely Afghanistan, Ireland, the Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe, and Nepal.
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The Format:
The ICC World Cup 2023 will follow a round-robin format, where each team will play against every other team once in the league stage. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played in Mumbai and Kolkata. The winners of the semi-finals will face each other in the final in Ahmedabad. All matches will have a reserve day in case of rain or other interruptions.
The Schedule:
The ICC World Cup 2023 will kick off on October 5 with a repeat of the 2019 final between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. The hosts, India, will begin their campaign on October 8 against five-time winners Australia in Chennai. Some of the other key fixtures are India vs. Pakistan on October 15 in Ahmedabad, Australia vs. England on November 4 in Ahmedabad, and India vs. New Zealand on October 22 in Dharamsala. The semi-finals will be held on November 15 and 16, while the final will be on November 19.
- Oct 05, Thu
England vs. New Zealand
1st Match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 6, Fri.
Pakistan vs. the Netherlands
2nd Match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 7, Sat.
Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan
3rd Match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Oct. 7, Sat.
South Africa vs. Sri Lanka
4th Match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 8, Sun
India vs. Australia
5th Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 9, Mon
New Zealand vs. the Netherlands
6th Match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 10, Tue
England vs. Bangladesh
7th Match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 11, Wed.
India vs. Afghanistan
8th Match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 12, Thu
Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka
9th Match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 13, Fri.
Australia vs. South Africa
10th Match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 14, Sat.
New Zealand vs. Bangladesh
11th Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Oct. 14, Sat.
England vs. Afghanistan
12th Match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 15, Sun
India vs. Pakistan
13th Match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 16, Mon
Australia vs. Sri Lanka
14th Match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 17, Tue
South Africa vs. the Netherlands
15th Match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 18, Wed.
New Zealand vs. Afghanistan
16th Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 19, Thu
India vs. Bangladesh
17th Match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 20, Fri.
Australia vs. Pakistan
18th Match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 21, Sat.
Netherlands vs. Sri Lanka
19th Match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Oct. 21, Sat.
England vs. South Africa
20th Match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 22, Sun
India vs. New Zealand
21st Match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 23, Mon
Pakistan vs. Afghanistan
22nd Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 24, Tue
South Africa vs. Bangladesh
23rd Match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 25, Wed.
Australia vs. the Netherlands
24th Match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 26, Thu
England vs. Sri Lanka
25th Match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 27, Fri.
Pakistan vs. South Africa
26th Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 28, Sat.
Australia vs. New Zealand
27th Match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Oct. 28, Sat.
Netherlands vs. Bangladesh
28th Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 29, Sun
India vs. England
29th Match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct. 30, Mon
Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka
30th Match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Oct 31, Tue
Pakistan vs. Bangladesh
31st Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 1, Wed.
New Zealand vs. South Africa
32nd Match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov 02, Thu
India vs. Sri Lanka
33rd Match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov 03, Fri
Netherlands vs. Afghanistan
34th Match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 4, Sat.
New Zealand vs. Pakistan
35th Match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Nov. 4, Sat.
England vs. Australia
36th Match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 5, Sun
India vs. South Africa
37th Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 6, Mon
Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka
38th Match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 7, Tue
Australia vs. Afghanistan
39th Match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 8, Wed.
England vs. the Netherlands
40th Match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 9, Thu
New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka
41st Match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov 10, Fri
South Africa vs. Afghanistan
42nd Match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov 11, Sat
India vs. the Netherlands
43rd Match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 12, Sun
Australia vs. Bangladesh
44th Match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
10:30 IST/05:00 GMT
- Nov. 12, Sun
England vs. Pakistan
45th Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 15, Wed.
TBC vs. TBC
1st Semi-Final (1st vs. 4th) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov 16, Thu
TBC vs. TBC
2nd Semi-Final (2nd vs. 3rd) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
- Nov. 19, Sun
TBC vs. TBC
Final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
14:00 IST/08:30 GMT
The Venues:
The ICC World Cup 2023 will be played across 10 venues in India, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune. Ahmedabad will host nine matches, including the opening match and the final. Mumbai and Kolkata will host seven matches each, including a semi-final. Chennai and Delhi will host six matches each, while Bengaluru and Lucknow will host five matches each. Dharamsala, Hyderabad, and Pune will host four matches each.
The Tickets:
The ICC has not yet announced the details of ticket sales for the ICC World Cup 2023. However, fans can register their interest on the official website of the ICC and get notified when the tickets become available. Fans can also follow the social media channels of the ICC and the BCCI for updates on ticket sales and other information related to the tournament.
The ICC World Cup 2023 promises to be a thrilling spectacle for cricket lovers around the world. With some of the best teams and players competing for the coveted trophy, fans can expect high-quality cricket and nail-biting finishes. Who do you think will win the ICC World Cup in 2023? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.
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