T20 World Cup: India Squad, Groups, Team List, All Team Squad, Time Table, Tickets, And Venue. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the fixtures for the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2021. This article will get to know everything about the upcoming 2021 T20 World Cup event, including India’s squad, India’s schedule, groups, team list, all team squad, timetable, tickets, and venue.
Originally, the marquee T20 World Cup event was scheduled to start in 2020. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suspended. Also, India was all set to host the tournament. However, the current covid-19 situation of India is not in full control to host big events like T20 World Cup.
So instead of India, it will take place in UAE and OMAN in a total of 4 venues, Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. However, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will still hold the hosting rights for the event. Notably, UAE has been hosting big events in the pandemic era, so it was the safest place for hosting the marquee World Cup event.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule
The T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to begin on October 17, and the final of the event is all set to take place on November 14. Meanwhile, The qualifier round of T20 World Cup 2021 will begin on October 17 and will end on October 22. Adding to it, from the next day, which is October 23, the Super 12 round will start and end on November 8.
Meanwhile, the knock-out round of the T20 World Cup 2021 will start on November 10. Notably, the first semi-finals will commence in Abu Dhabi, and the second semi-final will be played in Dubai on November 11. Also, both semi-finals have reserve days.
A total of 45 games will be played in the T20 World Cup 2021 and ICC has divided teams into four groups. Two groups for the Super 12s and Two groups for the qualifier stage.
Below is the complete ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule:
| Match No | Date | Fixture | Time (IST) | Venue | Stage |
| 1 | 17-Oct | Oman vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 2 | 17-Oct | Bangladesh vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 3 | 18-Oct | Ireland vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 4 | 18-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 5 | 19-Oct | Scotland vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 6 | 19-Oct | Oman vs Bangladesh | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 7 | 20-Oct | Namibia vs the Netherlands | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 8 | 20-Oct | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 9 | 21-Oct | Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea | 15:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 10 | 21-Oct | Oman vs Scotland | 19:30 | Al Almerat, Muscat | Round 1 |
| 11 | 22-Oct | Namibia vs Ireland | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 12 | 22-Oct | Sri Lanka vs the Netherlands | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Round 1 |
| 13 | 23-Oct | Australia vs South Africa | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 14 | 23-Oct | England vs West Indies | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 15 | 24-Oct | A1 vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 16 | 24-Oct | India vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 17 | 25-Oct | Afghanistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 18 | 26-Oct | South Africa vs West Indies | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 19 | 26-Oct | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 20 | 27-Oct | England vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 21 | 27-Oct | B1 vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 22 | 28-Oct | Australia vs A1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 23 | 29-Oct | West Indies vs B2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 24 | 29-Oct | Afghanistan vs Pakistan | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 25 | 30-Oct | South Africa vs A1 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 26 | 30-Oct | England vs Australia | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 27 | 31-Oct | Afghanistan vs A2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 28 | 31-Oct | India vs New Zealand | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 29 | 1-Nov | England vs A1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 30 | 2-Nov | South Africa vs B2 | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 31 | 2-Nov | Pakistan vs A2 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 32 | 3-Nov | New Zealand vs B1 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 33 | 3-Nov | India vs Afghanistan | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 34 | 4-Nov | Australia vs B2 | 15:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 35 | 4-Nov | West Indies vs A1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 36 | 5-Nov | New Zealand vs A2 | 15:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 37 | 5-Nov | India vs B1 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 38 | 6-Nov | Australia vs West Indies | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 39 | 6-Nov | England vs South Africa | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 40 | 7-Nov | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 15:30 | Abu Dhabi | Super 12 |
| 41 | 7-Nov | Pakistan vs B1 | 19:30 | Sharjah | Super 12 |
| 42 | 8-Nov | India vs A2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Super 12 |
| 43 | 10-Nov | Semi-Final 1 | 19:30 | Abu Dhabi | Playoff |
| 44 | 11-Nov | Semi-Final 2 | 19:30 | Dubai | Playoff |
| 45 | 14-Nov | Final | 19:30 | Dubai | Final |
To get the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule PDF, click here.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 India Squad And Schedule
Virat Kohli-led India will be entering the tournament as one of the favourites to win the world cup. India is placed in the Group B of the tournament alongside Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan. India will be starting their campaign in the high-voltage battle against arch-rivals Pakistan.
However, with the large pool of talented cricketers available, selecting a squad was a very tough job for selectors. Many fans were shocked after the announcement of the squad as many big players like Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal missed out on the team.
India Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami, Shardul Thakur.
Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
Below is the complete schedule of India for ICC T20 World Cup 2021:
October 24 2021: India vs Pakistan, 7:30 PM, Dubai
October 31, 2021, India vs New Zealand, 7:30 PM, Dubai
November 3, 2021, India vs Afghanistan, 7:30 PM, Abu Dhabi
November 5, 2021, India vs B1, 7:30 PM, Dubai
November 8, 2021, India vs A2, 7:30 PM Dubai
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Groups And Team List
International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided that 12 teams will be competing in the Super 12 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. However, 8 teams have already been finalized for the Super12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021. Therefore, the remaining 4 teams will be selected through the qualifier stage of T20 World Cup 2021, which will take place from October 17 to October 22, and in total, 8 teams will be fighting to get the remaining 4 slots in the Super12s. Here is how teams are placed in groups:
| Group A | Group B | |
| Sri Lanka National Cricket Team | Bangladesh National Cricket Team | |
| Round 1 | Ireland National Cricket Team | Scotland National Cricket Team |
| The Netherlands National Cricket Team | Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team | |
| Nambia National Cricket Team | Oman National Cricket Team |
*Top two teams from each group advance to Super 12s
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |||
| England National Cricket Team | India National Cricket Team | |||
| Australia National Cricket Team | New Zealand National Cricket Team | |||
| Super 12s | South Africa National Cricket Team | Pakistan National Cricket Team | ||
| West Indies National Cricket Team | Afghanistan National Cricket Team | |||
| A1 | A2 | |||
| B2 | B1 |
*The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals
Australia Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (VC), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserves: Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams.
New Zealand Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee; Injury cover: Adam Milne
India Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami. Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan Squad For T20 World Cup 2021:Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood. Traveling reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
England Squad For T20 World Cup 2021:Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood; Reserves: Liam Dawson, James Vince, Reece Topley.
West Indies Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr. Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
South Africa Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, W Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen; Reserves: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
Afghanistan Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Mohammad Nabi (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq. Reserve players: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Time Table (All Times In IST)
Round 1 qualifiers
October 17 — Oman v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Bangladesh v Scotland, Muscat (7:30 pm)
October 18 –Ireland v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Namibia, Abu Dhabi (7:30 pm)
October 19 –Scotland v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Oman v Bangladesh, Muscat (7:30 pm)
October 20 –Namibia v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Ireland, Abu Dhabi (7:30 pm)
October 21 –Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, Muscat (3:30 pm); Oman v Scotland, Muscat (7:30 pm)
October 22 — Namibia v Ireland, Sharjah (3:30 pm); Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Sharjah (7:30 pm)
Super 12
Group 1 fixtures
October 23 – Australia vs South Africa 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
October 23 – England vs West Indies 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 24 – A1 vs B2 3:30 pm Sharjah
October 26 – South Africa vs West Indies – 3:30 pm Dubai
October 27 – England vs B2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
October 28 – Australia vs A1 – 7:30 pm Dubai
October 29 – West Indies vs B2 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
October 30 – South Africa vs A1 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
October 30 – England vs Australia – 7:30 pm Dubai
November 1 – England vs A1 – 7:30 pm Sharjah
November 2 – South Africa vs B2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
November 4 – Australia vs B2 – 3:30 pm Dubai
November 4 – West Indies vs A1 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
November 6 – Australia vs West Indies – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
November 6 – England vs South Africa – 7:30 pm Sharjah
Group 2 fixtures
October 24 – India vs Pakistan 7:30 pm Dubai
Oct. 25 – Afghanistan vs B1 7:30 pm Sharjah
October 26 – Pakistan vs New Zealand 7:30 pm Sharjah
October 27 – B1 vs A2 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
October 29 – Afghanistan vs Pakistan – 7:30 pm Dubai
October 31 – Afghanistan vs A2 – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
October 31 – India vs New Zealand – 7:30 pm Dubai
November 2 – Pakistan vs A2 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
November 3 – New Zealand vs B1 – 3:30 pm Dubai
November 3 – India vs Afghanistan – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi
November 5 – New Zealand vs A2 – 3:30 pm Sharjah
November 5 – India vs B1 – 7:30 pm Dubai
November 7 – New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 3:30 pm Abu Dhabi
Nov. 7 – Pakistan vs B1 – 7:30 pm Sharjah
November 8 – India vs A2 – 7:30 pm Dubai
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Tickets
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have worked closely with host authorities to make sure that fans can enjoy the games live in the stadium in a safe environment by following all COVID 19 protocols. Also, it has been told that all UAE venues will be operating at approximately 70% of maximum seated capacity.
The starting price of tickets is just 10 OMR, and 30 AED in Oman and UAE, and tickets can be purchased on https://www.t20worldcup.com/ticket.
