Team India may make an early begin to their preparations for the 2024 T20 World Cup, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly set to ship just a few gamers to New York earlier than the tip of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season this yr. The ICC occasion will start on June 1 and will likely be performed in two international locations – the West Indies and the USA. India will play their opening recreation on June 5 in New York.
India will play their opening recreation in T20 World on June 5 in New York.(AP)
The fixtures for the 2024 IPL are but to be finalised, however the event is tentatively scheduled between March 22 and May 26. This implies that the league stage of the event will seemingly finish on May 19, thus deciding the 4 groups which can make it by way of to the playoffs.
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According to a report in PTI, BCCI is more likely to ship just a few of the Indian gamers early to the USA, of groups who don’t make the playoffs in IPL 2024, whereas those that play the knock-out phases, will be part of them after the event will get over.
The report additional added that whereas the workload of India’s core group of gamers sure for the T20 World Cup can be essential throughout the IPL season, BCCI has not instructed the respective franchises on managing it throughout the event, contemplating it a somewhat truthful transfer with the crew paying hefty quantities to those gamers to take part.
“They are being paid highly and they can’t pick and choose games for franchises. But yes, for all those centrally contracted and targeted players (next lot), the franchise’s support staff will have to regularly provide fitness update to the NCA Sports Science head Nitin Patel,” a senior BCCI official instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.
India have been positioned in Group C within the 2024 T20 World Cup, the place they’ve been clubbed with arch-rival Pakistan, co-hosts USA, together with Canada, who will make their first-ever look on the occasion, and European aspect Ireland.
Ten of the 20 taking part groups will play their first match of the World Cup within the USA, with 16 contests to be held in Lauderhill, Dallas and New York. Even the mouth-watering conflict between India and Pakistan has been scheduled for the brand new Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island on 9 June. Meanwhile, 41 matches will likely be performed within the Caribbean, which incorporates the title decider.
India will play three of their 4 group matches in New York, which incorporates matches in opposition to Ireland, Pakistan and USA, whereas their remaining league recreation, in opposition to Canada, will likely be performed in Florida.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
