The sixth edition of the World Twenty20 Championships will be held from March 8 to April 3, 2016. India, runners-up of the last edition in 2014 in Dhaka, will begin their campaign on March 15 at Nagpur. India is grouped along with Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and a qualifier.
ICC World T20 championships
Indian perspective
- » India is in Group 2 along with Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and a qualifier
- »Tuesday, March 15, 2016: India versus New Zealand at Nagpur
- »Saturday, March 19, 2016: India versus Pakistan at Dharamsala
- »Wednesday, March 23, 2016: India versus qualifier at Bengaluru
- »Sunday, March 27, 2016: India versus Australia at Mohali
- » India won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 under the captainship of M.S. Dhoni.
- » India finished runner-up in 2014 held in Dhaka. Sri Lanka lifted the trophy.
- » The advent of IPL, in which several top foreign players figure, has taken away the home advantage from India which is hosting the ICC World T20 Championship, said Kohli.
- » Ajinkya Rahane said every team should be considered dangerous in the T20 format.
- » Shikhar Dhawan said that the team that gets momentum at the right time would hold an advantage..
- » The ICC World Twenty20 trophy was also showcased at the ceremony before its departure to Scotland on December 13, as part of the Nissan Trophy Tour. The trophy will return to New Delhi on 1 February after visiting 11 countries.
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India will be opening their T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand on March 15.
>Schedule of Twenty20 World Cup
India will begin their T20 campaign against New Zealand on March 15 and will face their arch-rivals Pakistan on March 19.