The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will begin their campaign in the T20 World Cup 204 on the 5th. India’s first match will be against Ireland on June 5 in New York. Meanwhile, India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 at the same ground. Cricket fans across the world as well as former cricketers are eagerly waiting for the high voltage match. Sachin Tendulkar who is known as God of Cricket can go to New York to watch this great match.
According to a PTI report, sources close to the International Cricket Council (ICC) said that Tendulkar, who is associated with one of its major sponsor brands, may attend the match at the Nassau Cricket County Ground in New York. A source said, “If all goes well, Sachin will watch the match in New York and will also cheer for the Indian team. He said, “I don’t know if he will meet the players before the match or not. Be present in the spectators’ gallery.” His presence alone will be enough to boost the morale of Rohit Sharma’s team.
Sachin Tendulkar, who played international cricket for 24 years, holds many records. He scored 15921 runs in Tests and 18426 runs in ODIs which are the highest. He is the only player to score 100 international centuries. He has scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 centuries in ODIs. His record for most ODI centuries was broken by Virat Kohli last year. He played six ODIs between 1992 and 2011. World Cup played He was part of the Indian team that won the World Cup in 2011. Sachin has been the brand ambassador of ICC in the 2015 ODI World Cup.
Indian Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson ( wicketkeeper). Wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. Reserve Players: Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed.
Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan, Seem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Sam Ayub, Shadab Khan.