Be Legendary: Jasprit Bumrah shares a picture with Harshal Patel as the duo starts rehab to get fit for T20 WC 2022. India is going to be without Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. The two seamers were ruled out of the competition due to their respective injuries.
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru undergoing rehabilitation. The two are trying to regain full fitness ahead of the all-important T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup 2022 is slated to begin in October later this year.
Bumrah took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 17, and shared a picture with Patel.
Bumrah captioned the post:
“The writing on the wall says it all.”
Bumrah has been ruled out due to a back injury, while Harshal Patel is ruled out due to a rib injury. The team management wants the two bowlers to return to action as soon as possible. The two players form an important part of India’s T20I setup.
Rohit Sharma will be leading the Men in Blue in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. The continental tournament will be played by the teams in the UAE from August 27.
The Indian side will be taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in their first fixture of the tournament on August 28 in Dubai. The final of the tournament is scheduled for the 11th of September 2022 and will be played in Dubai.
Senior batsmen like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have returned to India’s T20I squad for the competition. Players like Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, and Axar Patel have been enlisted as stand-by players.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravi Bishnoi, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh.
Reserves: Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will be starting on the 16th of October 2022. The final is scheduled for November 13. In the first game of the tournament, Sri Lanka will be facing Namibia at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Sunday 16 October. The Super 12 phase will be starting on October 22.
| Date | Match | Time(IST) | Venue |
| 16 October, Sunday | Sri Lanka against Namibia | 3:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 16 October, Sunday | United Arabia Emirates against Netherlands | 7:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 17 October, Monday | West Indies against Scotland | 3:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 17 October, Monday | Zimbabwe against Ireland | 7:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 18 October, Tuesday | Namibia against Netherlands | 3:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 18 October, Tuesday | Sri Lanka against United Arabia Emirates | 7:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 19 October, Wednesday | Scotland against Ireland | 3:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 19 October, Wednesday | West Indies against Zimbabwe | 7:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 20 October, Thursday | Sri Lanka against Netherlands | 3:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 20 October, Thursday | Namibia against United Arabia Emirates | 7:00 PM | Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong |
| 21 October, Friday | West Indies against Ireland | 3:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 21 October, Friday | Scotland against Zimbabwe | 7:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
The schedule for the Super 12
| Date | Match | Time(IST) | Venue |
| 22 October, Saturday | New Zealand against Australia | 6:00 PM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 22 October, Saturday | England against Afghanistan | 7:00 PM | Perth Stadium. Perth |
| 23 October, Sunday | Group A Winner against Group B Runner-up | 3:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 23 October, Sunday | India against Pakistan | 7:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 24 October, Monday | Bangladesh against Group A Runner-up | 3:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 24 October, Monday | South Africa against Group B Winner | 7:00 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 25 October, Tuesday | Australia against Group A Winner | 7:00 PM | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 26 October, Wednesday | England against Group B Runner-up | 3:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 26 October, Wednesday | New Zealand against Afghanistan | 7:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 27 October, Thursday | South Africa against Bangladesh | 2:00 PM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 27 October, Thursday | India against Group A Runner-up | 6:00 PM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 27 October, Thursday | Pakistan against Group B Winner | 7:00 PM | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 28 October, Friday | Afghanistan against Group B Runner-up | 3:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 28 October, Friday | England against Australia | 7:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 29 October, Saturday | New Zealand against Group A Winner | 7:00 PM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 30 October, Sunday | Bangladesh against Group B Winner | 1:00 PM | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 30 October, Sunday | Pakistan against Group A Runner-up | 3:00 PM | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 30 October, Sunday | India against South Africa | 7:00 PM | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| 31 October, Monday | Australia against Group B Runner-up | 6:00 PM | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 1 November, Tuesday | Afghanistan against Group A Winner | 2:00 PM | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 1 November, Tuesday | England against New Zealand | 6:00 PM | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 2 November, Wednesday | Group B Winner against Group A Runner-up | 14:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 2 November, Wednesday | India against Bangladesh | 18:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 3 November, Thursday | Pakistan against South Africa | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 4 November, Friday | New Zealand against Group B Runner-up | 2:30 PM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 4 November, Friday | Australia against Afghanistan | 18:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 5 November, Saturday | England against Group A Winner | 19:00 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 6 November, Sunday | South Africa against Group A Runner-up | 10:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 6 November, Sunday | Pakistan against Bangladesh | 14:30 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 6 November, Sunday | India against Group B Winner | 19:00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Schedule for the knockout phase
Semifinal 1
| Date | Match | Time(IST) | Venue |
| 9 November, Wednesday | TBC against TBC | 7:00 PM | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Semifinal 2
| Date | Match | Time(IST) | Venue |
| 10 November, Thursday | TBC against TBC | 6:30 PM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Final
| Date | Match | Time(IST) | Venue |
| 13 November, Sunday | TBC against TBC | 7:00 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
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