T20 World Cup: The first batch of Indian teams will leave Mumbai for New York

Mumbai, May 25 The first batch of the Indian team, comprising captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid, will leave Mumbai for New York on Saturday evening to take part in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup from June 1.

According to various images posted on social media platforms, the first batch of players, along with support staff of the Indian team, left for New York via Dubai and consisted of players who are not participating in the business final phase of IPL 2024.

Besides Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, along with reserve players Shubman Gill and Khaleel Ahmed were seen entering the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. for their trip to New York.

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya were not seen in the footage of the Indian team’s departure to New York, with some reports suggesting that the latter is in London and could contact Rohit & Co from there. Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal and Yashasvi Jaiswal, along with reserve players Avesh Khan and Rinku Singh, are expected to join the Indian squad in New York in a few days.

Samson, Chahal, Jaiswal and Avesh completed their IPL 2024 commitments on Friday with Rajasthan Royals’ 36-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 in Chennai, while Rinku will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the title match of the tournament in Chennai on Sunday .

India will play their only warm-up match against Bangladesh on June 1 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Their T20 Men’s World Cup campaign begins on June 5 against Group A opponents Ireland in New York, followed by a very exciting match. expected clash against Pakistan on June 9.

India will next take on co-host USA in New York on June 12, before heading to Florida to take on Canada on June 15 to conclude their Group A matches.

India, led by Rohit Sharma, was the first winner of the Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007 and is aiming to claim silverware in the upcoming tournament to be hosted by the West Indies and the USA, who were awarded joint hosting rights for the competition in 2021 .

In the 2024 T20 Men’s World Cup, twenty teams will be divided into four groups of five each for the first round. The top two teams from each group qualify for the Super Eight stage, where teams are split into two groups of four each. Teams seeded first and second in their groups in the first round will retain that seeding in the Super Eight, provided they qualify.

The finishers of A1, B2, C1 and D2 are placed in one group, while A2, B1, C2 and D1 are placed in the other group. The top two teams from two groups of the Super Eight will advance to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals will be held in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago on June 26 and 27 respectively, while the final will be held in Barbados on June 29.

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