Mar 07, 2016
ICC World Twenty20 Opening Day 2016
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From Dharamshala to Bangalore and Mumbai to Kolkata, all of India will today kick off one of cricket’s most anticipated events: the ICC World Twenty20.
This is the first time ever that the Twenty20 will take place in India, in legendary settings like Eden Gardens, known as "cricket's answer to the Colosseum,” the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, buried within the Himalayas; and the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, a historic pitch opened in 1883.
Today’s Doodle by artist Jennifer Hom captures the crowds that will fill these venues from the first round to the finals on April 3. Here’s to all 16 participants in this year’s event!
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