Team India takes part in first training session in USA ahead of the T20 World Cup

The Indian contingent took part in light training exercises a day after they landed in the USA to take part in the T20 World Cup.

“We came in day before yesterday and we just eased into our routines here. The idea was to get used to the time zone. Today we are having our first ground session,” Soham Desai the strength and conditioning coach of the team said in a video shared by the BCCI on Wednesday.

“They have been away for 2 and a half months from us. Just getting them together to know where they stand, what needs to be done before the World Cup was the goal. The goal today is to spend 45 mins to an hour on the park in this heat or whatever to again get going,” he added.

📍 New York

Bright weather ☀️, good vibes 🤗 and some foot volley ⚽️

Soham Desai, Strength & Conditioning Coach gives a glimpse of #TeamIndia's light running session 👌👌#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/QXWldwL3qu

— BCCI (@BCCI) May 29, 2024

Players like captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh and Suryakumar Yadav among others were seen taking part in the drills.

“We have not yet played cricket. Come here for a team activity today. Hopefully it’ll be good. The weather is really good, so looking forward to it,” Bumrah said.

“Very exciting to be here in New York. Has a good vibe. Bright sun out,” Pandya said.

“First time we are gonna play cricket in New York. It’s gonna be super super fun,” Ravindra Jadeja quipped while Surya said, ” I heard cricket is growing here in the US so we are really excited.”

There was no Virat Kohli, who could miss the team’s only warm up game against Bangladesh on June 1 as he has taken a mini-break from the game post the IPL, as reported by the Indian Express.

India begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 and then play arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9, followed by games against United States and Canada.

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