Calcutta: Co-hosts and four-time world champions Australia will take on reigning champions India in the first warm-up match prior to the start of the 2015 World Cup in February-March.

A total of 14 non-ODI warm-up matches will be played across Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Christchurch from February 8 to 13, according to an ICC media release on Monday.

India will have another practice game on February 10 against Afghanistan. Both their matches will be day-night encounters in Adelaide.

India, who are clubbed with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and United Arab Emirates in Pool B, will play both the practice games against teams from Pool A.

The public will get a chance to attend the warm-up matches, which will be ticketed but free of charge.

The warm-up games are not official ODIs and operate under slightly different rules with up to 15 players able to be used throughout the game, though no more than 11 players may field at any one time.

The ICC has also confirmed the match starting time of the showpiece event.

The tournament opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start at 11 am New Zealand time, while Australia will square-off against England in a day-night tie.