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ICC T20 World Cup 2021; India's Transitional Phase to a Stronger Team
The T20 format seems to be cricket’s devastating feeling in the present world. Close on the heels of the Indian Premier League. The ICC T20 World Cup commenced on 17 October, and matches are held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021.
There was a previous (2020) T20 World Cup held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020. Still, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that this tournament had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the ICC declared that India would host the 2021 tournament as organized, with Australia as the host for the next 2022 tournament. Nevertheless, in June 2021, the ICC declared that the tournament had been migrated to the United Arab Emirates due to increasing anxieties over the COVID-19 pandemic situation and likely third wave of the pandemic in India.
MS Dhoni’s presence as a mentor
T20 trend was notably evident when M.S. Dhoni's men won the inaugural ICC World T20, as the quickest format's World Cup was then called, in South Africa in 2007. Dhoni, regarded as one of India's best-ever captains. Dhoni is the most successful captain in white-ball cricket in his cabinet with all 3 ICC titles, the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy. Dhoni, who recently led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title after beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final, has joined the Indian team in his new role mentor of the team. Dhoni's role as a mentor of Team India is limited to the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli gets another opportunity to lay his hands on ICC silverware, which continues his captaincy resume. He is also giving up his T20 captaincy after the championship should push him further towards this goal.
India’s Squad for ICC T20 World Cup – 2021
|
Player |
Date of birth |
Batting |
Bowling Style |
|
Virat Kohli (c) |
5 November 1988 (aged 32) |
Right |
Right-arm medium |
|
Rohit Sharma (vc) |
30 April 1987 (aged 34) |
Right |
Right-arm off-spin |
|
Ravichandran Ashwin |
17 September 1986 (aged 35) |
Right |
Right-arm off-spin |
|
Jasprit Bumrah |
6 December 1993 (aged 27) |
Right |
Right-arm fast-medium |
|
Rahul Chahar |
4 August 1999 (aged 22) |
Right |
Right-arm leg break |
|
Varun Chakravarthy |
29 August 1991 (aged 30) |
Right |
Right-arm leg break |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
6 December 1988 (aged 32) |
Left |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
|
Ishan Kishan (wk) |
18 July 1998 (aged 23) |
Left |
– |
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
5 February 1990 (aged 31) |
Right |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
Rishabh Pant (wk) |
4 October 1997 (aged 24) |
Left |
– |
|
KL Rahul |
18 April 1992 (aged 29) |
Right |
Right-arm medium |
|
Hardik Pandya |
11 October 1993 (aged 28) |
Right |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
Mohammed Shami |
3 September 1990 (aged 31) |
Right |
Right-arm fast |
|
Shardul Thakur |
16 October 1991 (aged 30) |
Right |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
14 September 1990 (aged 31) |
Right |
Right-arm medium |
T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule
|
Match No |
Date |
Vs |
Rounds |
Group |
|
1 |
17-10-21 |
Bangladesh vs Scotland |
1st |
Group B |
|
2 |
17-10-21 |
Oman vs Papua New Guinea |
1st |
Group B |
|
4 |
18-10-21 |
Sri Lanka vs Namibia |
1st |
Group A |
|
3 |
18-10-21 |
Ireland vs Netherlands |
1st |
Group A |
|
5 |
19-10-21 |
Scotland vs Papua New Guinea |
1st |
Group B |
|
6 |
19-10-21 |
Oman vs Bangladesh |
1st |
Group B |
|
7 |
20-10-21 |
Namibia vs Netherlands |
1st |
Group A |
|
8 |
20-10-21 |
Sri Lanka vs Ireland |
1st |
Group A |
|
9 |
21-10-21 |
Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea |
1st |
Group B |
|
10 |
21-10-21 |
Bangladesh vs Netherlands |
1st |
Group B |
|
11 |
22-10-21 |
Namibia vs Ireland |
1st |
Group A |
|
12 |
22-10-21 |
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands |
1st |
Group A |
|
13 |
23-10-21 |
Australia vs South Africa |
1st |
Group 1 |
|
14 |
23-10-21 |
England vs West Indies |
1st |
Group 1 |
|
15 |
24-10-21 |
A1 vs B2 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
16 |
24-10-21 |
India vs Pakistan |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
17 |
25-10-21 |
Afghanistan vs B1 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
18 |
26-10-21 |
South Africa vs West Indies |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
19 |
26-10-21 |
Pakistan vs New Zealand |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
20 |
27-10-21 |
England vs B2 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
21 |
27-10-21 |
B1 vs A2 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
22 |
28-10-21 |
Australia vs A1 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
23 |
29-10-21 |
West Indies vs B2 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
24 |
29-10-21 |
Afghanistan vs Pakistan |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
25 |
30-10-21 |
South Africa vs A1 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
26 |
30-10-21 |
England vs Australia |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
27 |
31-10-21 |
Afghanistan vs A2 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
28 |
31-10-21 |
India vs New Zealand |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
29 |
01-11-21 |
England vs A1 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
30 |
02-11-21 |
South Africa vs B2 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
31 |
02-11-21 |
Pakistan vs A2 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
32 |
02-11-21 |
New Zealand vs TBC |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
33 |
03-11-21 |
New Zealand vs B1 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
34 |
03-11-21 |
India vs Afghanistan |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
35 |
04-11-21 |
Australia vs B2 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
36 |
04-11-21 |
West Indies vs A1 |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
37 |
05-11-21 |
New Zealand vs A2 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
38 |
05-11-21 |
India vs B1 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
39 |
06-11-21 |
Australia vs West Indies |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
40 |
06-11-21 |
England vs South Africa |
Super 12 |
Group 1 |
|
41 |
07-11-21 |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
42 |
07-11-21 |
Pakistan vs B1 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
43 |
08-11-21 |
India vs A2 |
Super 12 |
Group 2 |
|
Date |
Team |
Match Name |
|
10 Nov 2021 |
TBC vs TBC |
1st Semi-Final |
|
11 Nov 2021 |
TBC vs TBC |
2nd Semi-Final |
|
14 Nov 2021 |
TBC vs TBC |
Final |
Defending champion West Indies, Australia, South Africa, England, and New Zealand may favor their chances, but this tournament isn’t entirely about the traditional teams. It is also around Scotland accelerating its way in or Afghanistan setting up despite the riot back home. Desire floats, and India wants to finish on the winning side when the championship ends on November 14.
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