The title contenders team India will start its 2019 World Cup tournament against South Africa on June 5th. It is going to be a massive tournament for Men in Blue as it will first World Cup test for Virat Kohli and Co. 2019 World Cup starts from 30th May and continue till 14th July 2019. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian team created history by beating South Africa in their own den by 5-1.
In the ICC meeting held in Kolkata on Tuesday, the Indian team first team will be against South Africa. The full schedule of ICC World Cup would be announced by 30th April. The Indian team have been performing brilliantly well after Virat Kohli took the captaincy from MS Dhoni in 2017.
Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian Cricket team reached the finals of Champions Trophy 2017 held in the United Kingdom, losing to arch-rivals Pakistan at Oval, London by a massive margin. The top 10 teams in the World qualified for the prestigious tournament to be held next year.
Men in Blue would meet arch-rivals Pakistan on June 16th at Manchester. The 2019 edition of the IPL would be held from 29th March till 19th May. There would be a 15-day gap between the finish of IPL according to Lodha Committee recommendations.
In 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, the Indian Cricket team reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners Australia. It would a great challenge for Virat Kohli and Co to continue their brilliant form and do wonders for the country.
The Men in Blue have won 2 World Cups in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011. MS Dhoni-led side defeated Sri Lanka in the finals at Mumbai to lift the World Cup after 28 years.
Virat Kohli and Co have a great unit with good players who can change the course of the game with aggressive batting. India defeated South Africa in World Cup 2015 by a big margin.
