10 players of Team India reached New York for T20 WC
T20 World Cup 2024: The first batch of Team India has reached New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that on April 30 last month, BCCI had announced India’s 15-member team for this mega event. The hosting of this tournament is in the hands of West Indies and America. Let us tell you that this time 20 teams will participate in the tournament. At the same time, Team India will be seen playing only one warm-up match instead of 2 before the tournament.
10 players of Team India reached New York
The names of Virat Kohli and vice-captain Hardik Pandya are not included in the first batch that reached New York. Head coach Rahul Dravid and the rest of the support staff have also reached New York. The players who reached New York also include Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel. Reserve players Shubman Gill and Khalil Ahmed were also present with them.
Virat Kohli will join the team later
Kohli played the IPL eliminator match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. He will join the team later. Hardik went to Britain after the completion of the IPL league stage. The five-time champion Mumbai Indians, led by captain Hardik, failed to make it to the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals played the second qualifier in Chennai on Friday night, due to which Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan (reserve) will leave for New York on Monday. India will play its only World Cup practice match against Bangladesh at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
The Indian team will play three league matches in this new stadium, including a match against Pakistan on June 9. The construction work of this stadium started in January and was completed this month. The Indian team will start its campaign against Ireland on June 5. India has not won any ICC title since 2013. The US is co-hosting an ICC tournament for the first time and its national team will also make its debut in the global competition.
Team India’s squad for T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj
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