T20 World Cup 2022: Team India to go to Australia early for additional match practice

The BCCI has decided to send the entire Team India contingent, including the full T20 squad, net bowlers and standbys, to Australia a week prior to their proposed schedule for T20 World Cup 2022.

The decision was taken in order to better acclimatise and start with match practice. According to a report in the Indian Express, Team India will fly to Australia on October 5, a day after the 3rd and final T20 vs South Africa.

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According to the ICC, India was scheduled to play 2 practice games against New Zealand and hosts Australia but the BCCI is planning at least 3 warm-up matches other than that. 'We are in talks with a few teams who will play games with us besides warm-up games kept by ICC.' A BCCI source told the publication.

India will play 3 T20 internationals each against Australia and then vs South Africa before their T20 World Cup campaign begins on October 23 with the game against arch-rivals Pakistan.

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