T20 WC 2024: India to face Pakistan on June 9 in New York; details here
New Delhi, Jan 5: The riveting cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan will reach planet's biggest show city New York on June 9 when the arch-rivals go against each other there in a Group A match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The schedule for the showpiece was revealed on Friday, and India are clubbed with Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and co-hosts USA in Group A for the league stage games.
India will open their World Cup campaign with a match against Ireland on June 5 in New York.
After facing Pakistan, India will stay back in New York to take on the co-host nation on June 12, and then will travel to Florida to play against Canada in their final group assignment on June 15.
The tournament is being co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA with 20 teams, divided into four groups of five sides each, making it the largest ever T20 World Cup. Sixteen teams contested in the last edition in 2022 in Australia.
The tournament will start on June 1 with a match between the USA and Canada. The semi-finals are scheduled for June 26 in Guyana and June 27 in Trinidad while Barbados will host the final on June 29.
England are the title holders, having beaten Pakistan in Melbourne in November 2022.
The group stage matches will be played from June 1 to 18 while the Super 8 games are slotted from June 19 to 24.
The top two teams from each group will enter the Super 8, where the teams will be clubbed into two groups of four each.
The top two teams in each Super 8 group will advance to the semifinals.
A total of 55 games will be played across six venues in the West Indies -- Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent -- and three stadiums in the USA -- Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida and Grand Prairie, Texas.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA.
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman.
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea.
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal.
Full fixtures for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024
Sat, 1 June 2024 - USA v CANADA, Dallas
Sun, 2 June 2024 - WEST INDIES v PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Guyana
Sun, 2 June 2024 - NAMIBIA v OMAN, Barbados
Mon, 3 June 2024 - SL v SOUTH AFRICA, New York
Mon, 3 June 2024 - AFGHANISTAN v UGANDA, Guyana
Tue, 4 June 2024 - ENGLAND v SCOTLAND, Barbados
Tue, 4 June 2024 - NETHERLANDS v NEPAL, Dallas
Wed, 5 June 2024 - INDIA v IRELAND, New York
Wed, 5 June 2024 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA v UGANDA, Guyana
Wed, 5 June 2024 - AUSTRALIA v OMAN, Barbados
Thur, 6 June 2024 - USA v PAKISTAN, Dallas
Thur, 6 June 2024 - NAMIBIA v SCOTLAND, Barbados
Fri, 7 June 2024 - CANADA v IRELAND, New York
Fri, 7 June 2024 - NEW ZEALAND v AFGHANISTAN, Guyana
Fri, 7 June 2024 - SRI LANKA v BANGLADESH, Dallas
Sat, 8 June 2024 - NETHERLANDS v SOUTH AFRICA, New York
Sat, 8 June 2024 - AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Barbados
Sat, 8 June 2024 - WEST INDIES v UGANDA, Guyana
Sun, 9 June 2024 - INDIA v PAKISTAN, New York
Sun, 9 June 2024 - OMAN v SCOTLAND, Antigua
Mon, 10 June 2024 - SOUTH AFRICA v BANGLADESH, New York
Tue, 11 June 2024 - PAKISTAN v CANADA, New York
Tue, 11 June 2024 - SRI LANKA v NEPAL, Florida
Tue, 11 June 2024 - AUSTRALIA v NAMIBIA, Antigua
Wed, 12 June 2024 - USA v INDIA, New York
Wed, 12 June 2024 - WEST INDIES v NEW ZEALAND, Trinidad
Thur, 13 June 2024 - ENGLAND v OMAN, Antigua
Thur, 13 June 2024 - BANGLADESH v NETHERLANDS, St. Vincent
Thur, 13 June 2024 - AFGHANISTAN v PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Trinidad
Fri, 14 June 2024 - USA v IRELAND, Florida
Fri, 14 June 2024 - SOUTH AFRICA v NEPAL, St. Vincent
Fri, 14 June 2024 - NEW ZEALAND v UGANDA, Trinidad
Sat, 15 June 2024 - INDIA v CANADA, Florida
Sat, 15 June 2024 - NAMIBIA v ENGLAND, Antigua
Sat, 15 June 2024 - AUSTRALIA v SCOTLAND, St. Lucia
Sun, 16 June 2024 - PAKISTAN v IRELAND, Florida
Sun, 16 June 2024 - BANGLADESH v NEPAL, St. Vincent
Sun, 16 June 2024 - SRI LANKA v NETHERLANDS, St. Lucia
Mon, 17 June 2024 - NEW ZEALAND v PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Trinidad
Mon, 17 June 2024 - WEST INDIES v AFGHANISTAN, St. Lucia
Wed, 19 June 2024 - A2 v D1, Antigua
Wed, 19 June 2024 - B1 v C2, St. Lucia
Thur, 20 June 2024 - C1 v A1, Barbados
Thur, 20 June 2024 - B2 v D2, Antigua
Fri, 21 June 2024 - B1 v D1, St. Lucia
Fri, 21 June 2024 - A2 v C2, Barbados
Sat, 22 June 2024 - A1 v D2, Antigua
Sat, 22 June 2024 - C1 v B2, St. Vincent
Sun, 23 June 2024 - A2 v B1, Barbados
Sun, 23 June 2024 - C2 v D1, Antigua
Mon, 24 June 2024 - B2 v A1, St. Lucia
Mon, 24 June 2024 - C1 v D2, St. Vincent
Wed, 26 June 2024 - Semi 1, Guyana
Thur, 27 June 2024 - Semi 2, Trinidad
Sat, 29 June 2024 - Final, Barbados
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— ICC (@ICC) January 5, 2024
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Dr V Narayanan appointed as ISRO chief, succeeding S Somanath
New Delhi (PTI): Rocket scientist V Narayanan was on Tuesday appointed Secretary, Department of Space, succeeding S Somanath, who will complete his tenure next week.
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointment of Shri V. Narayanan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission for a period of two years with effect from 14.01.2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier," an official order said.
Secretary, Department of Space, also holds the charge of chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Somanath had assumed charge as the Secretary, Department of Space, on January 14, 2022 for a three-year term.
Narayanan, a distinguished Scientist at the ISRO, has nearly four decades of experience and has held various key positions within the Indian space organisation.
Narayanan's expertise lies in rocket and spacecraft propulsion. He was the Project Director for the C25 Cryogenic Project of the GSLV Mk Ill vehicle.
Under his leadership, the team successfully developed the C25 Stage, a vital component of GSLV Mk III.
Narayanan, who is a Rocket & Space Craft Propulsion Expert, joined the ISRO in 1984 and functioned in various capacities before becoming Director of the Centre.
During the initial phase, for four and a half years, he worked in the Solid Propulsion area of Sounding Rockets and Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
In 1989, he completed M.Tech in Cryogenic Engineering with First Rank at IIT-Kharagpur and joined the Cryogenic Propulsion area in Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).
