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PIX: Chasing World Cup dreams, Rohit, Bumrah depart for US

Last updated on: May 25, 2024 23:15 IST

Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Paras Mhambrey, Vikram Rathour, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are snapped at Mumbai Airport, ahead of their departure to the US for the T20 World Cup, starting June 1

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Paras Mhambrey, Vikram Rathour, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are snapped at Mumbai Airport, ahead of their departure to the US for the T20 World Cup, starting June 1. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X

The first batch of Indian players, including skipper Rohit Sharma, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and number one ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, left for the United States on Saturday ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup, starting June 1.

 

Besides skipper Rohit, Bumrah and Suryakumar, head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube, pacers Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, Shubman were also captured at Mumbai airport.

Shivam Dube chats with Head Coach Rahul Dravid 

IMAGE: Shivam Dube chats with Head Coach Rahul Dravid. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, whose IPL campaign ended with Rajasthan Royals' defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh, who is playing the IPL final against SRH on Sunday at Chennai, and star batter Virat Kohli, whose team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, lost to RR in the Eliminator on Friday, have not joined the squad yet.

India's T20 World Cup campaign begins on June 5 against Ireland, at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. India play Pakistan on June 9.

World No 1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav

IMAGE: World No 1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav will look to woo the crowds in his favourite format. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X

They will later play tournament co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15) to wrap up their Group A matches.

India will be aiming to end their ICC trophy drought, having last won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.

Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh with members of the backroom staff 

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh with members of the support staff. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X

India won the inaugural edition of the tournament back in 2007 in South Africa.

In the last edition held in Australia in 2022, India lost to England by 10 wickets in the semi-finals.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed. Siraj

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

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