WATCH: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and other Indian players to USA ahead of T20 World Cup 2024; Virat Kohli is missing
The first team of Indian cricketers, including the captain Rohit Sharma again Ravindra Jadejamet in Mumbai on Saturday to head to the USA for an appearance T20 World Cup 2024, which will start next month. The coaching staff is led by the head coach Rahul Dravid, was also present when the team set themselves the goal of defending their second T20 World Cup title. Not to mention that the Men in Blue won the first T20 World Cup in 2007 under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
Details of travel and essential absences
Reports earlier indicated that both Rohit and Virat Kohli he will be part of the first team that will travel to the T20 World Cup. The team planned to leave Mumbai for Dubai at 10 PM, then proceed to New York. However, Kohli did not feature with the first team, allegedly due to some pending paperwork, and is expected to leave on May 30.
Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, and others were spotted
I Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted pictures on their official X (formerly Twitter) account, featuring Indian cricket stars from the first team. Apart from Rohit and Jadeja, other players like it Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammed Sirajagain Arshdeep Singh they were seen leaving for the USA.
The wait is over.
We are back!
Show us your support #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/yc69JiclP8
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 25, 2024
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Furthermore, a video showing the Indian stars entering the airport after getting off the team bus has also gone viral on social media. Fans were there to welcome the players, offering their support and congratulating Team India and their favorite stars.
Here is the video:
The Rohit Army is on its way to New York for the World Cup. 🇮🇳 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lBqux7Idw0
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2024
Second group to go soon
Avesh Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahalagain Sanju Samson they are scheduled to travel with the second team of Indian cricketers. Significantly, i Indian Premier League (IPL) last in between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) again Sunriers Hyderabad (SRH)scheduled for May 26, will not include any players from the current 15-man India squad for the World Cup.
A different route for Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandyavice-captain of the T20 World Cup, headed to London behind his team, Mumbai Indians (MI), failed to reach the playoffs. Hardik has practiced in London for a few days and may join the national team directly from there.
