NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team has begun preparations in New York for the upcoming ICC 2024 T20 World Cup, the mega event scheduled to be played in the US and West Indies from June 2 onwards.
The first batch of Indian cricketers, including captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Rahul Dravid, arrived in New York a few days ago and have already begun their training sessions.
Jasprit Bumrah posted a couple of pictures on his social media accounts – one of the cricketers jogging and another of Bumrah at the training ground, highlighting the team's early efforts to get into top shape.
Suryakumar Yadav also shared some pictures from his first training session in New York.
The Men in Blue have been placed in Group A alongside arch rivals Pakistan, co-hosts USA, Ireland and Canada. They will open their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New York.
Ahead of the main event, the Indian team will play a warm-up match against Bangladesh on June 1.
In the last T20 World Cup held in Australia, India lost in the semi-finals by 10 wickets to England, who went on to beat Pakistan in the final to win the tournament.
India's only previous T20 World Cup victory came in 2007 when they beat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the direction of MS Dhoni.
The current squad will be eager to replicate that success and bring home the trophy once again.
The first batch of Indian cricketers, including captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Rahul Dravid, arrived in New York a few days ago and have already begun their training sessions.
Jasprit Bumrah posted a couple of pictures on his social media accounts – one of the cricketers jogging and another of Bumrah at the training ground, highlighting the team's early efforts to get into top shape.
Suryakumar Yadav also shared some pictures from his first training session in New York.
The Men in Blue have been placed in Group A alongside arch rivals Pakistan, co-hosts USA, Ireland and Canada. They will open their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New York.
Ahead of the main event, the Indian team will play a warm-up match against Bangladesh on June 1.
In the last T20 World Cup held in Australia, India lost in the semi-finals by 10 wickets to England, who went on to beat Pakistan in the final to win the tournament.
India's only previous T20 World Cup victory came in 2007 when they beat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the direction of MS Dhoni.
The current squad will be eager to replicate that success and bring home the trophy once again.