USA Cricket also announced dates for a preparation tour in the build-up, playing two T20s against Namibia and Jersey in Windhoek, before warm-up matches against the Netherlands before their first Qualifier fixture on July 11.
India grouped in Pool B along with England, New Zealand and China will begin their campaign on July 3 against nemesis England, to whom they lost the Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Rippon has been selected as part of a 15-player squad for the following three-game T20 series against Ireland in Belfast, two T20s and an ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh, as well as two T20s against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on August 4 and 6.
Ravichandran Ashwin will join the Test squad after meeting all protocol requirements. The rest of the members of the Indian Test squad are already in Leicester and started training have begun training in Leicestershire County Ground where they will play a 4-day practice match from June 24
The Test match forms the first part of the multi-format series, with four points available for the game and two points available for each white-ball game.
The 26-year-old joins the Hammers from French Ligue 1 club Rennes on a five-year contract and adds further quality and depth to David Moyes' squad. He will wear the No. 27 shirt.
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