Twenty20 World Cup England June 2009 Indian Team Twenty20 World Cup England June 2009 Schedule

Twenty20 World Cup England June 2009 Indian Team Twenty20 World Cup England June 2009 Schedule

India has named a preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June, pencilling in all but four players from the side that won the inaugural edition two years ago.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni led a young team to surprise success in South Africa in 2007, triggering wild celebrations in cricket-crazy India as the game's newest format grew instantly popular in the sport's commercial hub.

Explosive batsman Virender Sehwag and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh are the most senior players in the 30-man squad which will be reduced to 15 before the tournament.

India squad: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Subramaniam Badrinath, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Nayar, Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rudra Pratap Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Dhawal Kulkarni and Naman Ojha.

Schedule

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
India	Pakistan	Australia	New Zealand
Bangladesh	England	Sri Lanka	South Africa
Ireland	Netherlands	West Indies	Scotland
Group E	A1, B2, C1, D2	Group F	B1, A2, C2, D1

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Fri, 5 June	Opening ceremony England v Netherlands 1730-2030
Sat, 6 June		India v Bangladesh 1730-2030	New Zealand v Scotland 1000-1300 Australia v West Indies 1330-1630
Sun, 7 June			South Africa v Scotland 1330-1630 England v Pakistan 1730-2030
Mon, 8 June		Ireland v Bangladesh 1330-1630 Australia v Sri Lanka 1730-2030
Tues, 9 June	Pakistan v Netherlands 1330-1630 New Zealand v South Africa 1730-2030
Wed, 10 June		Sri Lanka v West Indies 1330-1630 India v Ireland 1730-2030

Placement for the Super Eight stage is determined as follows:

The first two teams in each group are placed 1 or 2. They will retain this position for the Super Eight stage, irrespective of whether they finish first or second in their group, unless they are knocked out by the team 3 in their group. In this instance, team 3 replaces the position of the team they knock out.

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Thu, 11 June		D1 v A2 (1330-1630) B2 v D2 (1730-2030)
Fri, 12 June	B1 v C2 (1330-1630) A1 v C1 (1730-2030)
Sat, 13 June			C1 v D2 (1330-1630) D1 v B1 (1730-2030)
Sun, 14 June	A2 v C2 (1330-1630) A1 v B2 (1730-2030)
Mon, 15 June			B1 v A2 (1330-1630) B2 v C1 (1730-2030)
Tues, 16 June		D1 v C2 (1330-1630) D2 v A1 (1730-2030)

The teams finishing first and second in groups E and F, based on points obtained in the Super Eight stage will compete in the semi-finals

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Wed, 17 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Thu, 18 June		Women's semi-final A1 v B2 (1330-1630) Men's semi-final E1 v F2 (1830-2030)
Fri, 19 June			Women's semi-final B1 v A2 (1330-1630) Men's semi-final F1 v E2 (1730-2030)
Sat, 20 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Sun, 21 June	Women's final 1000-1300 Men's final 1500-1800 Closing ceremony

Ticket prices

Lord's and The Oval	Gold		Silver		Family Stand
Men's Prices (inc. VAT)	Adult	U16	Adult	U16	Adult	U16
Opening game and ceremony	£60	£15	£40	£12	£30	£10
Group game - double header	£60	£15	£40	£12	£30	£10
Super 8 game - double header	£70	£15	£50	£12	£40	£10
Semi-finals day (women/men)	£90	£15	£60	£12	£50	£10
Finals day (women/men)	£90	£15	£60	£12	£50	£10

Trent Bridge	Gold		Silver		Family Stand
Men's Prices (inc. VAT)	Adult	U16	Adult	U16	Adult	U16
Group game and single header	£30	£12	£25	£10	£20	£8
Group game - double header	£50	£12	£35	£10	£30	£8
Super 8 game - double header	£60	£12	£45	£10	£40	£8
Semi-finals day (women/men)	£75	£12	£60	£10	£40	£8