Virat Kohli, Samson, Chahal Missing as Rohit Sharma-led Team India Leaves for T20 World Cup 2024
The likes of Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal have not joined the team yet.
The first batch of Indian cricketers, including skipper Rohit Sharma departed for United States ahead of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Apart from Rohit, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour and a few other players left from Mumbai airport. India will face Pakistan on June 9, followed by matches against co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15) in their Group A matches.
The first batch of Indian cricketers on Saturday departed for the United States ahead of the T20 World Cup beginning on June 2.
Apart from Rohit, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour and a few other players left from Mumbai airport.
Other players in the travelling contingent include Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel among others.
Few players, including star batter Virat Kohli, who are part of the IPL teams which reached the playoffs, are yet to leave for the T20 showpiece.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and teammate Ravindra Jadeja arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to depart for New York for the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup 2024, in Mumbai on Saturday
Few players, including star batter Virat Kohli, who are part of the IPL teams which reached the playoffs, are yet to leave for the T20 showpiece.
Thus, players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal have not joined the team yet.
India will face Pakistan on June 9, followed by matches against co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15) in their Group A matches.
BCCI puts a tweet in support of the Indian contingent flying for the T20 World Cup