Skipper Virat Kohli's and his team have left for England to participate in the ICC World Cup 2019 which begins on May 22nd.
Having been in great form in the limited over cricket, Team India is touted as one of the favorites to clinch the biggest cricketing tournament in the world, starting from May 30.
Before flying to England, Captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri addressed the media in Mumbai.
"It would be the most challenging World Cup of all the three because of the format and looking at the strength of all the sides as well," Virat Kohli said.
As a front line batsman, he has represented India in two World Cups so far: 2011 and 2015. This time he is captaining the team that has the expectations of 1.3 billion people who wants to bring the World Cup trophy back home after eight years.
"The focus will be to play the best cricket we can play. If we do that, we will be on the right side of the result every time," he added.
Source: Gautam Sen/Rashtriya Sahara
The 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup gets underway on May 30th with South Africa taking on host country England.
Team India will begin their campaign with their first game against South Africa on June 5th.
Source: Gautam Sen/Rashtriya Sahara
They will take on Australia on June 9th, before the high-voltage clash against arch-rivals Pakistan.
That much-anticipated match is scheduled on June 16 in Manchester.
India's schedule in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
India vs South Africa, Jun 05, Southampton
India vs Australia, Jun 09, London
India vs New Zealand, Jun 13, Nottingham
India vs Pakistan, Jun 16, Manchester
India vs Afghanistan, Jun 22, Southampton
India vs West Indies, Jun 27, Manchester
India vs England, Jun 30, Birmingham
India vs Bangladesh, July 02, Birmingham
India vs Sri Lanka, July 06, Leeds
