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Virat Kohli-led India will play their first ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match against South Africa on June 5 and will compete with their arch-rivals Pakistan on June 16.
The 15-man Indian squad is a combination of seven batsman, three all-rounders, and five bowlers. The batting unit will be spearheaded by captain Kohli and he will get a fine support by Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav.
In the bowling unit, the team has opted for three seamers instead of four. Therefore, it makes the role of Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar more crucial as one out of the two will have to step in as the fourth seamer.
Dinesh Karthik has been included in the squad as a backup wicketkeeper for Dhoni.
Complete squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami.
India’s Schedule and Fixtures at the 2019 World Cup:
Match 1: India vs South Africa
Date: June 5, 2019 (Wednesday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 2: India vs Australia
Date: June 9, 2019 (Sunday), 3 pm IST
Venue: The Oval, London
Match 3: India vs New Zealand
Date: June 13, 2019 (Thursday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match 4: India vs Pakistan
Date: June 16, 2019 (Sunday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 5: India vs Afghanistan
Date: June 22, 2019 (Saturday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 6: India vs West Indies
Date: June 27, 2019 (Thursday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 7: India vs England
Date: June 30, 2019 (Sunday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Match 8: India vs Bangladesh
Date: July 2, 2019 (Tuesday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Match 9: India vs Sri Lanka
Date: July 6, 2019 (Saturday), 3 pm IST
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
