The Quad is a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This year's summit was held in Japan's Hiroshima in May, attended by PM Narendra Modi.
This will be the first time that the coveted event will be completely held in India: on three occasions previously, India hosted the World Cup partially (1987, 1996 and 2011).
Earlier in the day, the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed that the newly-promoted Test side will play their maiden Test match with India.
India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and K Sanjita Chanu bagged a gold medal each in their respective weight categories of the current edition of the tournament which is being held at Gold Coast, Australia.
The major men's boxing events hosted by India so far have been the 1990 World Cup in Mumbai and the 2010 Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi.
Kolkata, July 5: The Indian cricket board has given a guarantee that it would host some games of the ICC World Twenty20 championship if organisers Bangladesh fail to ready two of the four proposed venues
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