ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 | Warm-Up Match: India vs New Zealand
- When: 16th February 2011
- Where: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Live Streaming: Watch Live Telecast of the match on STAR Cricket from 2:30 pm IST.
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All the participating countries of the ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 have been allotted two warm-up matches each before the start of the tournament. These warm-up matches are to be played amongst the participating teams from different groups.
India which is in Group B have been given two practice games against two teams from Group A. On 13th February, India will take on Australia. And on 16th February, India will face New Zealand in its second and last warm-up match.
While technically this match counts for nothing (it is only an unofficial one day international), however it will be the last chance for both India and New Zealand to sort out their team before the business begins in this World Cup.
The idea for the captains Dhoni and Vettori would be try to give each one of their 15 team members a chance during these two warm-up matches. Even though, for example, it may appear that Piyush Chawla won’t get a game, but one can never be sure. On wickets which are going to offer a lot of assistance to spinners, it may not be a bad idea to play an extra spinner in place of a bowler.
Thus this India vs New Zealand warm-up match becomes important. So don’t miss the live telecast of this match on Star Cricket on 16th February.