As India’s captain Rohit Sharma marveled at the recently built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, he emphasized the importance of his team swiftly becoming accustomed to the pitch and the conditions before their first match of the Twenty20 World Cup, which will take place on June 5.
Rohit Sharma in T-20 World Cup HighLights
On the other hand, Rohit and his team will have the opportunity to evaluate the overall circumstances and the type of pitch when they play Bangladesh in a warm-up match in New York on June 1. Additionally, it is India’s only training game before the main event that the International Cricket Council will hold.
The Indian players need to get used to playing matches during the day after playing under lights in the Indian Premier League for the past two months. The warm-up game is vital for India because their matches will begin at 10.30 AM local time, and the players must get used to playing during the day.
“We’re looking to understand the conditions more importantly (before the tournament proper) as we haven’t been here before,” Rohit said the International Cricket Council.
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The Mumbaikar emphasized the importance of his team getting into a “rhythm” before the genuine action began, and he wanted to utilize this side game as a catapult to get his team ready for the main action.
“(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 stated.
As a result of the drop-in turf, which is something that the Indians do not encounter very frequently in international cricket, the difficulty for them will be to adjust to the conditions here.
“It’s just about getting into that rhythm of getting the feel of the ground, pitch, and stuff like that,” he told reporters.
On May 26, Rohit was among the first Indian cricketers to arrive in this country. Other group members were Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel.
Beyond the competition procedures, Rohit also made time to appreciate the beauty of the match’s location.
This is very stunning. A large amount of space is available. I really can’t wait to experience the atmosphere in the stadium when we come here and play our first game,” he said. “It’s going to be amazing.”
On top of that, it has a respectable capacity. “I hope it’s going to be a good one.” Rohit anticipated the venue would be packed with fans for their matches.
Because the World Cup is being held in New York for the first time, there will be many people interested in coming to see it.
All fans of the various teams are enthusiastic and looking forward to participating in this event. Also, as players, we eagerly anticipate the beginning of the game,” he remarked.
Angry concern about Bangladesh
Even though Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged the excellent construction of this place, he would still have remembered the humiliating series loss that Bangladesh suffered against the United States of America a few days ago.
In a three-match Twenty20 International series at home last week, the United States of America, mostly comprised of overseas players, earned a shock 2-1 victory over Bangladesh, demonstrating that they are not a mere pushover.
Shanto may be aiming for a speedy turnaround against strong India, even though this match is a warm-up match at this picturesque arena.
“To be very honest I wasn’t expecting anything like this but we all followed on social media how the wicket looks like, how the ground would be, and we are very excited as to what is going to happen here,” Shanto stated to reporters.
Following that, the top-order batter, who is 25 years old, raved about the venue.
I find it incomprehensible. I find that to be completely wild. We all noticed on the internet that there was nothing (three months ago), and that’s what I mean. “At this point, it appears to be a proper stadium, and it feels fantastic,” he remarked.
Specifically, I was surprised to see that the Eastern grandstand was in such disarray,” he continued.
