New York [US]: Ahead of India's opening ICC T20 World Cup match against Ireland in New York, Nassau County remained cloudy, indicating rain could disrupt the game.
India, the inaugural T20 World Cup champions in 2007, will begin their campaign against Ireland in a Group A encounter. The Men in Blue will be hoping to win the entire tournament and clinch their first International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy since the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy win.
Before the game, dark clouds were visible over the Nassau County area. With the England-Scotland game already abandoned due to rain in Barbados tomorrow, fans will be hoping that the rain gods stay away from Team India's much-awaited campaign opener.Indian captain Rohit Sharma reflected on his relationship with head coach Rahul Dravid, whose tournament will be his last as head coach, ahead of his team's game at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
"My equation with Rahul Dravid is very good. He is my first captain. I have played under him, he is a huge role model for all of us. I have seen him play when I was coming into the team.He has shown great determination in his career, which gets us out of difficult situations. I try to convince him to continue as a coach. I won't be able to see them go. Working with him has been rewarding, I've enjoyed it in every way," she said.On playing in almost foreign conditions in the United States, Rohit said that the conditions are unknown for all the teams and the team will focus on what it needs to do rather than its opponent.
"The conditions are absolutely unknown for a lot of teams. It is the same for everyone. You just have to play good cricket. We will not pay attention to the opponent we are playing.The important thing for us is what we are going to do with the bat, ball and fielding. You look at their strengths, weaknesses and team structure, but that's it,'' Rohit said.
On a slow surface at the Nassau County Stadium, where India will play their campaign opener and where Sri Lanka and South Africa played a low-scoring match on Monday, Rohit said he got a feel for how the pitch was playing from his teammates and players. support staff.
“There is uncertainty about the pitches we will play on, the outfield.Maybe the pitch on which we play will be good. It's all about adapting quickly. We know what to do on different surfaces as a batting and bowling group. We will keep an eye on all these aspects and decide what is the best combination for us, we have seamers, spinners etc.,
Ahead of his team's clash against India in the T20 World Cup 2024, Ireland head coach Henrique Malan praised the opponents and said the 'Men in Blue' are an experienced team.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Malan said that they will be looking for some areas in the Indian team that they can exploit.
“We have a good opportunity to really prepare and try to control some of the areas that we feel we can control and part of that is making sure we do our preparation and our planning. India are an experienced side, which means there are a lot of dots (to connect) and a lot of information there. So hopefully we can find some areas we can try and take advantage of," ICC quoted Malan as saying.He said that he will try to play consistent and good cricket in the T20 World Cup 2024.
"It's not just about the World Cup or playing against India or any of the top teams you know, we try and set up a process, a system and a structure so that we can play consistent, good cricket. Hopefully, if we follow the process and we have shown over a period that we can play good cricket and if we perform well over time as I have said - we have shown that, you know. We can beat top teams and then it becomes a part of what we do, you know, while it's happening over and over again."
Squad:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson. , Shivam Dubey
Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume.
India, the inaugural T20 World Cup champions in 2007, will begin their campaign against Ireland in a Group A encounter. The Men in Blue will be hoping to win the entire tournament and clinch their first International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy since the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy win.
Before the game, dark clouds were visible over the Nassau County area. With the England-Scotland game already abandoned due to rain in Barbados tomorrow, fans will be hoping that the rain gods stay away from Team India's much-awaited campaign opener.Indian captain Rohit Sharma reflected on his relationship with head coach Rahul Dravid, whose tournament will be his last as head coach, ahead of his team's game at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
"My equation with Rahul Dravid is very good. He is my first captain. I have played under him, he is a huge role model for all of us. I have seen him play when I was coming into the team.He has shown great determination in his career, which gets us out of difficult situations. I try to convince him to continue as a coach. I won't be able to see them go. Working with him has been rewarding, I've enjoyed it in every way," she said.On playing in almost foreign conditions in the United States, Rohit said that the conditions are unknown for all the teams and the team will focus on what it needs to do rather than its opponent.
"The conditions are absolutely unknown for a lot of teams. It is the same for everyone. You just have to play good cricket. We will not pay attention to the opponent we are playing.The important thing for us is what we are going to do with the bat, ball and fielding. You look at their strengths, weaknesses and team structure, but that's it,'' Rohit said.
On a slow surface at the Nassau County Stadium, where India will play their campaign opener and where Sri Lanka and South Africa played a low-scoring match on Monday, Rohit said he got a feel for how the pitch was playing from his teammates and players. support staff.
“There is uncertainty about the pitches we will play on, the outfield.Maybe the pitch on which we play will be good. It's all about adapting quickly. We know what to do on different surfaces as a batting and bowling group. We will keep an eye on all these aspects and decide what is the best combination for us, we have seamers, spinners etc.,
Ahead of his team's clash against India in the T20 World Cup 2024, Ireland head coach Henrique Malan praised the opponents and said the 'Men in Blue' are an experienced team.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Malan said that they will be looking for some areas in the Indian team that they can exploit.
“We have a good opportunity to really prepare and try to control some of the areas that we feel we can control and part of that is making sure we do our preparation and our planning. India are an experienced side, which means there are a lot of dots (to connect) and a lot of information there. So hopefully we can find some areas we can try and take advantage of," ICC quoted Malan as saying.He said that he will try to play consistent and good cricket in the T20 World Cup 2024.
"It's not just about the World Cup or playing against India or any of the top teams you know, we try and set up a process, a system and a structure so that we can play consistent, good cricket. Hopefully, if we follow the process and we have shown over a period that we can play good cricket and if we perform well over time as I have said - we have shown that, you know. We can beat top teams and then it becomes a part of what we do, you know, while it's happening over and over again."
Squad:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson. , Shivam Dubey
Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume.
