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abh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk),
Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar
Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Cha-
hal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah,
Mohd. Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh,
Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

NASSAU STADIUM NEARS
COMPLETION
he Nassau County Interna-
tional Cricket Stadium in
TNew York has reached the
final stages of completion less than
a month before the start of the ICC
Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The four drop-in pitches culti-
vated with native Tahoma 31 Bermu-
da grass have now been installed at
the ground while the north and south
premium hospitality and media pa-
vilions structures are on track for im-
minent completion.
Additional tickets for all the
matches at the stadium, including
the India vs Pakistan match, will be
available through hospitality tickets
inclusive of food and beverages.
Fans can be a part of history by India’s coach Rahul Dravid and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar (ANI)
grabbing their tickets on the official
T20 World Cup website.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley up to two warm-up matches, depend- Coach of the Senior Men’s Team.
Nassau County International while speaking about the stadium. ing on their arrival time at the event. Applications for the position should
The match between the West In-
be submitted by 6PM IST on May 27,
Cricket Stadium will witness INDIA TO TAKE ON dies and Australia at Queen’s Park 2024,” said a statement from BCCI.
The selection process will include
its first match on 3 June when BANGLADESH IN WARM-UP Oval, Trinidad and Tobago on Thurs- a thorough review of applications,
day, May 30 will be open to fans. Tickets
Sri Lanka takes on South Af- MATCH can be purchased at tickets.t20world- followed by personal interviews and
rica in their opening Group D he warm-up matches for the cup.com or at box offices located at the assessments of shortlisted candidates.
ICC T20 World Cup will take National Cricket Centre and Queen’s BCCI has put out the qualifica-
encounter. The 34,000-capac- Tplace from May 27 to June 1 Park Oval from May 16 onwards. tions for a potential head coach as:
ity stadium will also host the across the Caribbean and USA, with “Should have played a minimum
India playing their sole warm-up BCCI INVITES APPLICATIONS of 30 Test Matches or 50 ODI’s or
much-awaited clash between game against Bangladesh on the final HEAD COACH TILL 2027 head coach of a full member Test
arch-rivals India and Pakistan day of fixtures. he Board of Control for Crick- playing nation, for a minimum peri-
The ICC T20 World Cup will
od of 2 years; or the head coach of an
on 9 June. take place in the West Indies and the et in India (BCCI) on Mon- Associate member/Indian Premier
USA from June 1 to June 29. Tday invited the applications League (IPL) Team or equivalent
Meanwhile, anticipation for the The venues hosting the 16 warm- for position of men’s national team international league/first class eams/
T20 World Cup continues to soar, up matches ahead of the ICC Men’s head coach, with the tenure starting national A teams, for a mini-
fueled by the release of the official T20 World Cup 2024 include Grand from July 1 this year and concluding mum period of 3 years; or Should
anthem, ‘Out of this World,’ per- Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas, on December 31, 2027, which will the have BCCI Level 3 Certification or
formed by Grammy award-winning Broward County Stadium in Florida, year when the next 50-over Cricket equivalent; and should be below 60
artist Sean Paul and Soca superstar Queen’s Park Oval and Brian Lara World Cup will take place. years of age.”
Kes getting the fans in the groove for Cricket Academy in Trinidad and To- After India could not lift the ICC India are placed in Group A
the tournament. bago, as per the ICC. Cricket World Cup at home last year of the T20 WC this year alongside
“As we reach the final stages of A total of 17 teams play the in November after reaching finals, arch-rivals Pakistan, Ireland, Canada
construction of the Nassau County warm-up games, including South Af- the current head coach Rahul Dra- and co-hosts USA.
International Cricket Stadium we are rica, who are playing an intra-squad vid was given an extension till June, India will begin their T20 World
delighted to see a world-class facility on the 29th in Florida. which also marks the month during Cup campaign against Ireland on
ready for the best cricketers in the These warm-up fixtures will be which the ICC T20 World Cup in June 5 at the Nassau County In-
world. We can’t wait to see fans ex- 20 overs per side and will not have West Indies and USA will take place ternational Cricket Stadium, New
perience their own bit of history, with international T20 status, allowing from June 1 to 29. York, followed by the marquee clash
hospitality options across all match- teams to field all members of their The deadline for application will against Pakistan on June 9 at the
es in New York, including India and 15-player squad. be till May 27, 6 PM. same venue. India will then play the
Pakistan, we would encourage fans to In a departure from the previous “The BCCI on Monday invited USA and Canada on June 12 and 15
book now before they sell out,” said cycle, teams can now choose to play applications for the position of Head respectively.

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