India Champions vs Pakistan Champions World League Of Champions 2024 (Source: X)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- India Champions will play Pakistan Champions.
- The match will be played on July 6.
- The tournament will be played in UK.
The first 10 games of the tournament along with the final will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, while the following seven games, including the semifinals, will be played at the County Ground in Northampton. While every game will keep the fans glued to the TV screens, the India vs Pakistan match will be the highlight of the tournament.
The arch-rivals will clash on July 6 at Edgbaston. The Pakistan Champions team will be led by Younis Khan and will have the likes of Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, among others.
Speaking about the tournament format, it will be played in the round-robin format where the teams will clash once in the league stage, with the top four teams qualifying for the semifinal.
India will open their campaign against England Champions on June 3 before locking horns with West Indies Champions on July 5. They will play Pakistan Champions on July 6, Australia Champions on July 8 and South Africa Champions on July 10.
India Champions Squad:
Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Mann, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Rahul Shukla, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Anureet Singh, Pawan Negi
Australia Champions Squad:
Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Shaun Marsh, Ben Cutting, Ben Dunk, Dirk Nannes, Dan Christian, Ben Laughlin, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson, Peter Siddle, Xavier Doherty, Nathan Coulter Nile, John Hastings
England Champions Squad:
Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Owais Shah, Philip Mustard, Chris Schofield, Sajid Mahmood, Ajmal Shahzad, Usman Afzaal, Ryan Sidebottom, Stephen Parry, Stuart Meaker, Kevin O’Brien
West Indies Champions Squad:
Daren Sammy, Chris Gayle, Samuel Badree, Ravi Rampaul, Kesrick Williams, Jason Mohammed, Navin Stewart, Dwayne Smith, Ashley Nurse, Sulieman Benn, Chadwick Walton, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Jonathan Carter
South Africa Champions Squad:
Jacques Kallis (C), Herschelle Gibbs, Imran Tahir, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn, Ashwell Prince, Neil McKenzie, Ryan McLaren, Justin Ontong, Rory Kleinveldt, JP Duminy, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, Vernon Philander, Charl Langeveldt
Pakistan Champions Squad:
Younis Khan (C), Misbah Ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Hafeez, Aamer Yamin, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal
