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The first squad of the Indian team has left for America for the T20 World Cup 2024 starting next week i.e. on June 1. This World Cup will be hosted by America and West Indies this time. The Indian team will play its first match in the tournament against Ireland on June 5. But before that a big news is coming out. Many players including Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are not included in the first team of the Indian team. All these players will join the team later. The first team includes captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.
The second group will leave today
Apart from them, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav have been included. All these players were spotted at the airport along with Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill and Khalil Ahmed. While the second team will leave on May 27 after the final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This final of IPL will be held on 26 May. This second team includes Indian team's star players Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Why did Kohli, Hardik and Sanju not go?
According to the information, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson will join the Indian team by May 31. According to sources, Virat Kohli has taken a break before the World Cup. At the same time, Sanju has personal work in UAE. Both of them will join the Indian team later with Hardik. In this T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team will play its second match on June 9. This great match will be played against Pakistan in New York. This time both these teams are in the same Group-A. Apart from these two, Ireland, Canada and America are also in this group.
T20 World Cup Group
- Group A- India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, USA
- Group B- England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
- Group C- New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
- Group D- South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chauhan. Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj.
Traveling Reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan