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#ICCWorldCup2019: Captains meet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry

A day before the ICC World Cup 2019 starts in London, captains of the 10 participating teams met Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth with captains

The ten participating teams include Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Jason Holder

The captains, including host captain Eoin Morgan and Indian skipper Virat Kohli, met Her Majesty and His Royal Highness before joining a Garden Party at the Palace.
Virat Kohli

All the captains made it a point to greet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry as they smiled and wished them luck in the 46-day tournament.

All eyes now would be on the first match of the tournament scheduled between England and South Africa at The Oval, London. India will begin their campaign on June 5 against South Africa in Southampton.

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Eoin Morgan’s team, the world number ones and favourites, take on South Africa at The Oval (10:30 BST).

england cricket team

Defending champions Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies also make up the 10-team competition.

They will all play each other once in 50-over matches across 11 venues in England and Wales. The top four teams from the group stage advance to the semi-finals before the final at Lord’s on 14 July. continue reading…

Source – CricketTimes