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T20 World Cup: "Gonna Be Fun", Jadeja On Playing Cricket In New York

Following Team India’s first training session ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup opening clash, star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja said it will be fun playing cricket in New York. The ICC T20 World Cup will be played in the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to 29. Men in Blue will also play […]

Gonna Be Fun: Jadeja on Playing Cricket In New York
Gonna Be Fun: Jadeja on Playing Cricket In New York

Following Team India’s first training session ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup opening clash, star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja said it will be fun playing cricket in New York.

The ICC T20 World Cup will be played in the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to 29. Men in Blue will also play Bangladesh in their only warm-up game on June 1 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official social media handle and shared and shared a glimpse of their first training session in the US. In the video, Jadeja sounded hopeful before the start of the mega tournament.

“First time we gonna play cricket in New York, it’s gonna be fun,” Jadeja said in the video.
The strength and conditioning coach of Team India Soham Desai said the players have eased their routines after reaching New York.

“We came in the day before yesterday and we just eased into our routines here, the players are just getting used to the time zone. Today we are having our first ground session…,” Soham said.

Meanwhile, India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said, “We have not yet played cricket, came here for a team activity today. Hopefully, it will be good. The weather is really good, so we are looking forward to it.”

The Men in Blue vice-captain and allrounder Hardik Pandya said, “Very exciting to be here in New York, has a good vibe, bright sun out.”

“I heard the cricket is growing here in the US, so we are really excited and the first day here was amazing, so very excited for the few days coming up,” Suryakumar Yadav further added.

India is set to kick off their T20 World Cup journey on June 5 against Ireland, hosted at the newly constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan is scheduled for June 9. Subsequently, India will face tournament co-hosts USA on June 12, followed by Canada on June 15, concluding their Group A fixtures.
Throughout the tournament, India aims to break their ICC trophy drought. Their last ICC triumph dates back to the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Despite several commendable performances, including reaching the 50-over World Cup final in 2023, semifinals in 2015 and 2019, the title clash of the ICC World Test Championship in 2021 and 2023, and T20 World Cup final in 2014 along with semifinal appearances in 2016 and 2022, India has fallen short of securing a major ICC title.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
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