The Indian indoor cricket team is wholly enthusiastic to make a mark at the 11th edition of the Indoor Cricket World Cup, which kicked off on October 8 in Melbourne with defending champions Australia taking on New Zealand in a triple-header match.
Indian team, the current Asian champions, is looking forward to displace hosts Australia from their position of supremacy in the Indoor Cricket World Cup 2022. Of the ten World Cups which have taken place so far, Australia have won all of them. India will play amongst 10 teams – Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Singapore, UAE, Australia Under-22, New Zealand Under-22, and South Africa Under-22 – in a round-robin game format. Following this stage scheme, the top four teams will move into the semifinals of the tournament.
A total of 8 players have been retained from the squad which represented India in the last edition of the World Cup held in Dubai. They include captain Girish KG, Dhanush Bhaskar, Yathish Channappa, Md Khizer Ahmed, Vijay Hanumantharayappa, Daivik Rai, Aries Aziz and Suraj Reddy.
Girish KG, captain of the team, said that they have been practising well, and have reached five days before the tournament and according to them right now; it’s all about adaptation and shaping up well. The team has a nice mixture of experience and youth and multiple players with more than one skill, which gives the team a great balance and the chances, are good to make it through to the last leg of the tournament this time.
Vice-captain Dhanush Bhaskar said that they did well in the last World Cup and are the current Asian champions which sets the standards very high and hopes are to finish at the top this time.
We are just a sleep away from our match and there is a lot of excitement within the team. The team is keen to go and cannot wait to get stuck in the tournament. The players are looking forward to representing India on the biggest stage of Indoor Cricket, said Daivik Rai, senior player of the team. He also added that the players would like to thank sponsors for helping them reach the platform.
Squad of team India as per announcement is as follows:
Girish KG (captain), Afroz Pasha, Md Ruman Choudhury, Dhanush Bhaskar, Yathish Channappa, Vijay Hanumantharayappa, Md Nadammal, Daivik Rai, Md Khizer Ahmed, Suraj Reddy, Aries Aziz and Namsheed Vayyaprath
Here is the list of fixtures of Team India
India vs Australia U-22 on October 9
India vs England on October 9
India vs Singapore on October 10
India vs Australia on October 10
India vs UAE on October 11
India vs Sri Lanka on October 11
India vs South Africa U-22 on October 12
India vs New Zealand on October 12
India vs New Zealand U-22 on October 13
India vs South Africa on October 13
Knockouts, Finals on October 14, 15
