Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will clash with Ireland in their T20 World Cup opening match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 8.00 PM according to the Indian Standard Time

Earlier, both teams had seven faceoffs out of which the "Men in Blue" won all the matches. Ireland is yet to register a win against India in the T20Is

The interesting thing from today`s match will be the opening pair of the Indian side. With Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team, will he get a chance to open with traditional opener Rohit Sharma? The question also arises for Virat Kohli, as the veteran has come off after having a great IPL 2024

The spotlight will be on stalwart Virat Kohli. In the recently concluded IPL 2024, the veteran was rewarded with the "Orange Cap" for scoring the most runs. Kohli opening the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru amassed 741 runs in the 15 matches

With India playing their opening match of the marquee event, it will be interesting to see who keeps the wickets, Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant?

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya`s form will be crucial for the "Men in Blue" throughout the tournament. In the warm-up match against Bangladesh, facing just 23 deliveries, the right-hander smashed unbeaten 40 runs including 2 fours and 4 sixes. With the ball, Pandya was able to pick one wicket for 30 runs in three overs

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube

Ireland Squad: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume