India T20 Squad for World Cup: After a long break due to Covid-19, the world-class event of ICC T20 World Cup is going to be held on 17 October and end on 14 November. The venue will be United Arab Emirates (UAE) and OMAN. The 16 best and most powerful cricket teams in the world are going to take part in this wonderful competition. The Indian cricket team is also among these teams. Here are the complete details of the Team India T20 Squad and the schedule of this team.
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India T20 Squad 2021 | Brief Analysis
India T20 Squad has been announced. Virat Kohli will lead the Indian Cricket Team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Whereas, in all previous tournaments, MS Dhoni played the role of Captain. This time, MS Dhoni will play a new role as a mentor of the Indian Cricket Team. The Indian men are placed in Group B alongside Pakistan, Afghanistan and New Zealand.
Pakistan Team and Team India have arch-rivalry between them. These teams have always struggled against each other either it is the Twenty20 or 50-Over World Cup. However, after facing arch-rivals, India will engage in conflict with New Zealand. Team New Zealand has been the dominant team in the International Cricket Council events against Team India. Team New Zealand defeated side India in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup, 2019 ODI World Cup and 2021 WTC Final.
Indian Team has strong players in its team. Moreover, with the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is going to be held just before the T20 World Cup, the major players i.e. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to play in a good way.
Moreover, Team India has won only a single T20 World Cup Trophy, back in the inaugural edition of the World Cup under the leadership of MS Dhoni. After that, they haven’t been able to achieve the same level of success. They crashed out of Round 2 in 2009, 2010 and 2012. In 2014, they were also runner-ups. However, in 2016, they played in the Semi-Finals of the World Cup. Overall, they won only 20 out of the 33 World Cup Matches, with a win percentage of 64.06.
India T20 Squad 2021 for World Cup
Here is the complete list of India T20 Squad for World Cup 2021.
Batsmen
- Virat Kohli (C)
- Rohit Sharma (VC)
- KL Rahul and
- Suryakumar Yadav
Wicketkeepers
- Rishabh Pant and
- Ishan Kishan
All-Rounders
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja and
- Shardul Thakur
Spinners
- Rahul Chahar
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Varun Chakravarthy
Quicks
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and
- Mohammed Shami
Standby Players
- Shreyas Iyer
- Axar Patel and
- Deepak Chahar
Shardul Thakur Replaced Axar Patel
Firstly, Shardul Thakur was the part of Indian Squad as a standby player along with Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar. But now Team India squad has been updated and Shardul Thakur has been replaced by Axar Patel.
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India Squad 2021: Schedule, Venue, Date and Time
Here is the complete schedule of India Squad 2021 for the World Cup
| Venue | Versus | Date | Time |
| Dubai | India Vs Pakistan | 24th October 2021 | 7:30 PM |
| Dubai | India Vs New Zealand | 31st October 2021 | 7:30 PM |
| Abu Dhabi | India Vs Afghanistan | 3rd November 2021 | 7:30 PM |
| Dubai | India Vs B1 | 5th November 2021 | 7:30 PM |
| Dubai | India Vs A2 | 8th November 2021 | 7:30 PM |
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ICC Twenty20 World Cup Team Groups
Let’s have a look at the list of all groups as well as teams and rounds.
| Teams | Round and Groups |
| Oman vs. Papua New Guinea | Round 1 |
| Bangladesh vs. Scotland | Round 1 |
| Ireland vs. the Netherlands | Round 1 |
| Sri Lanka vs. Namibia | Round 1 |
| Scotland vs. Papua New Guinea | Round 1 |
| Oman vs. Bangladesh | Round 1 |
| Namibia vs. the Netherlands | Round 1 |
| Sri Lanka vs. Ireland | Round 1 |
| Bangladesh vs. Papua New Guinea | Round 1 |
| Oman vs. Scotland | Round 1 |
| Namibia vs. Ireland | Round 1 |
| Sri Lanka vs. the Netherlands | Round 1 |
| Australia vs. South Africa | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| England vs. West Indies | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| A1 vs. B2 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| India Vs. Pakistan | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| Afghanistan vs. B1 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| South Africa vs. West Indies | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| Pakistan vs. New eland | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| England vs. B2 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| B1 vs. A2 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| Australia vs. A1 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| West Indies vs. B2 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| Afghanistan vs. Pakistan | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| South Africa vs. A1 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| England vs. Australia | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| Afghanistan vs. A2 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| India vs. New Zealand | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| England vs. A1 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| South Africa vs. B2 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| Pakistan vs. A2 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| New Zealand vs. B1 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| India vs. Afghanistan | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| Australia vs. B2 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| West Indies vs. A1 | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| New Zealand vs. A2 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| India vs. B1 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| Australia vs. West Indies | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| England vs. South Africa | Round 2 / Group 1 |
| New Zealand vs. Afghanistan | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| Pakistan vs. B1 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| India vs. A2 | Round 2 / Group 2 |
| A1 vs. B2 | Semifinal 1 |
| A2 vs. B1 | Semifinal 2 |
| Winner of SF-1 vs. Winner of SF-2 | Final |
Bottom Line
India T20 Squad is one of the powerful sides in the upcoming T20 World Cup event. As they have covered each and every essential aspect of the team. Team India has fixed everything out from top-order batters to middle-order batters as well as from batting all-rounders to bowling all-rounders. Moreover, they are going to start their campaign very soon against their arch-rival Pakistan. Will Team India be going to achieve World Cup Trophy in this ICC T20 World Cup? Share with us in the comment section.
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