The primary batch of Indian cricketers, together with skipper Rohit, on Saturday departed for the cricketing extravaganza, beginning on June 2.
Other than Rohit and Pant, the batch included tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
In a small ceremony earlier than departure on the airport, Pant was seen providing cake to the staff members however Rohit was heard saying ‘jeetne ke baad khayange‘ (will eat after profitable the T20 World Cup), refusing to eat cake.
Few gamers, together with star batter Virat Kohli, who’re a part of the IPL groups which reached the playoffs, are but to depart for the T20 showpiece.
Whereas Rajasthan Royals had crushed Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Eliminator on Wednesday, they suffered a loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 on Friday night time. SRH will face Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Thus, gamers like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal haven’t joined the staff but.
The T20 World Cup shall be collectively hosted by the USA and the West Indies from June 2 to June 29.
The Indian cricket staff will start its marketing campaign towards Eire on June 5 on the newly constructed Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium in New York.
India will face Pakistan on June 9, adopted by matches towards co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15) of their Group A matches.
India had gained the inaugural version approach again in 2007 in South Africa.
(With inputs from PTI)
