The ICC on Friday announced the fixtures for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
India will be facing Pakistan in their first match of the tournament on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
It will be the first World Cup match between the two Asian teams at the MCG.
India and Pakistan last played a World Cup match in Australia in the 2015 edition at the Adelaide Oval.
Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian team after he was named the full-time limited-overs captain of the side last year in December.
In the previous edition of the tournament, the side was knocked out in the group stages after heavy defeats to Pakistan (by 10 wickets) and New Zealand (by 8 wickets) in its opening two matches.
Australia will begin the defence of their T20 World Cup title against New Zealand
in Sydney on Oct. 22 in a re-run of last year’s final.
The Australians will be hosting the tournament, which begins on Oct 16 and runs until Nov. 13, for the first time.
Group 1: Australia, New Zealand, England, Afghanistan, A1, B2
Group 2: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, B1, A2
The 2nd Group will feature India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh plus the Group B winners and Group A runners-up.
Sixteen nations will compete in the tournament, which will be played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Sri Lanka and Namibia will face off in the first round tournament opener
in Geelong on Oct. 16 in Group A, where they will be joined by two qualifiers.
Group B will feature the West Indies, Scotland and a further two qualifiers.
The final will be played under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
on Nov. 13.
