Its already four years now since India lifted the world cup trophy in Wankhede Stadium. Indian team almost succeeded in dominating ODI cricket for four long years and were ranked one in ICC ODI rankings until they lost in the Cartlon Mid Tri Series. Team India would again be tested as they defend their title in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The biggest flagship event of cricket begins from 14th of February 2015. Much awaited India vs Pakistan match will be on 15th February. We know cricket fans can't wait for this epic clash but there is much more in store before that. Enjoy 14 warm up matches from 8th to 13th February. India vs Australia practice match will start the warm up phase. ICC Cricket World cup 2015 warm up matches live streaming and telecast in India will be available on Star Sports network.
To inform our readers, Star India has done a lot in recent past to promote the event. With lot of added features, cricket fans would witness the most successful cricket event in the form of 2015 cricket world cup. To bring the cricket fans closer to the world cup, Star Sports network has launched two new HD channels viz. Star Sports HD3 and HD4. Fans can enjoy live Hindi commentary on Star Sports HD3 TV channel. As usual, live cricket broadcast will also be available on Star Sports HD1 and HD2. A great news for regional languages, apart from live commentary in Hindi and English, Star Sports will now bring the matches live in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali.
The warm up matches schedule is as follows:
Date
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Warm Up Match
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Venue
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08 February 2015
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India vs Australia
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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09 February 2015
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Srilanka vs South Africa
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Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
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Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch
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England vs West Indies
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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Bangladesh vs Pakistan
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Blacktown ISP, Sydney
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10 February 2015
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Scotland vs Ireland
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Blacktown ISP, Sydney
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India vs Afghanistan
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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11 February 2015
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New Zealand vs South Africa
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Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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Zimbabwe vs Srilanka
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Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch
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Australia vs U.A.E.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Pakistan vs England
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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12 February 2015
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West Indies vs Scotland
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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Bangladesh vs Ireland
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Blacktown ISP, Sydney
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13 February 2015
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Afghanistan vs U.A.E.
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Junction Oval, Melbourne
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One can how big the matches could be in the warm up match. Just imagine how bigger would be the actual world cup. None of the teams would take the opposition lightly in the warm ups. Infact teams would pitch in their best combinations to gain as much momentum as possible before the cricket world cup begins.
While India has it own problems of injury, bad form, inconsistent bowling and batting, Pakistan has a lot of inexperience in the side. Australia has enjoyed a lot of success recently and climbed up to the top spot of ODI rankings, South Africa shares a similar success story. Sri Lanka have looked out of sorts recently while we can expect one or two upsets from teams like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland or UAE. New Zealand looks in sparkling form and prove their worth in this world cup. West Indies doesn't have much to offer but you never know when their young guns would outbeat the opposition. England is doing pretty well under the new captain but again they lack killer instinct.
While the world cup is wide open, still teams like Australia, South Africa, India and New Zealand are considered as favourites. Eyes would be set on batsmen like Warner, Kohli, Amla, AB de Villiers, Rohit Sharma, Sangakkara, Jayawardene, Dilshan, Rahane and many more to name; even bowlers of the likes Johnson, Starc, Steyn, Morkel, etc would be pumped up to go out there and perform.
With so much of excitement one can't really afford to miss even a single moment of the warm ups. We will keep you updated with updates related to world cup.
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