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ICC T20 WC 2024: Rohit Sharma wants this from his side

Ray Sportz News Desk: Rohit Sharma led Indian Cricket Team will face Ireland in their 2024 ICC T20 World Cup opener at the newly built Nassau County International Stadium on June 5. As it’s a new pitch, India skipper Rohit Sharma feels that his side needs to cope up with the pitch and the conditions quickly, so that they can start on a good note at the start of the tournament.
However, Rohit and company will get a chance to check the nature of the pitch and overall conditions when they face Bangladesh in a warm-up match here on Saturday. It’s also India’s lone training game ahead of the ICC marquee event.
The warm-up match is important from India’s perspective because their matches will start at 10.30 AM local time and the players need to get used to day-time matches after playing under lights in the IPL for the last two months.
“We’re looking to understand the conditions more importantly (before the tournament proper) as we haven’t been here before,” Rohit told ICC.
The Mumbaikar emphasised the need for his side to get into a “rhythm” before the real action starts, and he wanted to use this side game as a springboard.
“(We will) try and make the most of the conditions, get used to what it’s going to be like on June 5 when we play our first game,” he added.
The challenge for the Indians will be to adapt to the drop-in turf here, something they don’t come across very often in international cricket.
“It’s just about getting into that rhythm of getting the feel of the ground, pitch and stuff like that,” he said.
Rohit was part of the first batch of India cricketers to arrive here on May 26, along with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
Moving beyond the match routines, Rohit also found time to take in the beauty of the venue.
“It looks beautiful. It’s quite an open ground. When we come here and play our first game, I just can’t wait to feel the atmosphere in the stadium,” he said.
“It’s a decent capacity as well. Hopefully it’s gonna be a good one.”
Rohit hoped that fans will throng the venue for their matches.
“People in New York will be very interested in coming and watching the World Cup, as it is happening for the first time here.
“I’m pretty sure all the fans across various teams are quite excited and looking forward to this tournament. And also as players (we) can’t wait to get started,” he noted.
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India beat England to clinch the series

Ray Sportz Web Desk: India beat England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday to clinch the series 3-1. Concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) was the pick of the bowlers for India with three wickets.
England started the match on a high – with Saqib Mahmood scalping three India batters in his first over – second of the match – also a maiden. England also finished the innings on a high, with India losing three wickets in the last over. For most of the 17 overs in between, however, the allrounder duo of Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya ruled the roost to ensure India set England a respectable target.
Earlier, fifties from Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube powered India to 181/9. Sent in to bat, India lost three wickets in the second over to be 12/3 at one stage before a remarkable stand 87 runs between Pandya (53 off 30 balls) and Dube (52 off 33 balls) pulled the hosts up. At the end England were bundled up for 166. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) then shared six wickets between them after Varun Chakravarthy’s 2-28.
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AUS vs IND: Mitchell Starc reveals his plan for his Day 1 outstanding bowling performance

Ray Sportz Web Desk: After day 1 in the second test of the border gavaskar trophy, Australia is in very good condition. With help of Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labushagne, Australia at 86 for losing just 1 wicket at the end of day 1. Australia star performer Mitchell Starc delivered an absolute class delivery with the very first ball of the match to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal. After day 1, Mitchell Starc revealed his plan behind the dismissal.
At the day 1 game, Mitchell Starc got 6 wickets for just 48 runs. It is his best figures in Tests. For this spell, India were bundled out for just 180 runs. Mitchell Starc revealed his plan that he ensure to hit the pads of Jaiswal. Starc also gave his plan while bowling the first over. He said, “We know how important it is to make early blows for India. So it’s my role for a while to attack the stumps and try to make early inroads”.
Starc also praise Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne for their tough 3rd session with the pink ball and appreciate them to ensuring Australia to lost only one wicket on day 1. Starc says, “A good day all out. It’s a good way to finish the day. But the hardest time to bat is that third session with the new pink ball. On the other hand Marnus and McSweeney to fight through sustained to finish the day one down. We have a chance to go on tomorrow, it was fantastic from them. Obviously, a fair bit of outside noise. Very pleased for them”.
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AUS vs IND: Gambhir Flies Back Home Over ‘Family Emergency’

Sourav Roy, Perth: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has flown back home with his family due to a “personal emergency” and is unlikely to rejoin the squad before the second Test against Australia beginning December 6 in Adelaide.
The Delhi-based Gambhir will skip India’s two-day pink ball warm-up game against Prime Minister’s in Canberra starting November 30.
“He left with his family on early Tuesday morning for India. It is an unavoidable personal emergency. He will be back in Adelaide before the start of the second Test match,” a BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
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