T20 World Cup 2024 | "Gonna play cricket in New York, it's gonna be fun": Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja (Pic: File Pic)

Following the first practice session ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, Team India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that it would be fun playing cricket in New York.

The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 in the USA and the West Indies. Team India will play against Bangladesh in their only warm-up match on June 1 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to their official social media handle and shared a video of their first practice session in the USA. In the video, Ravindra Jadeja was seen saying that it would be fun to play cricket in New York.

"First time we gonna play cricket in New York, it's gonna be fun," Jadeja said in the video.

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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."

Also, the team's vice-captain Hardik Pandya was also seen saying, "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.

The "Men in Blue" will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on June 5 against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

One of the biggest rivalries in world cricket, India vs Pakistan is set to be played on June 9. The Rohit Sharma-led India will then clash with USA on June 12 and Canada on June 15.

In the tournament, India will be aiming to end their ICC trophy drought, having last won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. Since then, India has reached the 50-over World Cup final in 2023, semifinal in 2015 and 2019, the title clash of the ICC World Test Championship in 2021 and 2023, T20 WC final in 2014, semifinals in 2016 and 2022 but failed to secure a big ICC trophy.

India's T20 World Cup 2024 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.

(With ANI Inputs)