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Xtra Time Web Desk: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will be the largest edition of the tournament to date, featuring 20 teams competing for the trophy for the first time. Defending champions England will be led by Jos Buttler, while 50-over world champions Australia will compete under the leadership of Mitch Marsh. South Asian powerhouses India and Pakistan have retained their experienced skippers, Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. Co-hosts the United States will make their ICC World Cup debut, along with fellow debutants Uganda.

The 20 teams are divided into four groups of five for the first stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. During this initial group stage, each team will A white Kookaburra ball in slightly windy conditions could pose a challenge, and to prepare for this, the severely jet-lagged players need to acclimate to the morning environment. Therefore, the support staff decided to help the players get used to the conditions before starting skills training (net sessions) on the practice pitches at a ground on the outskirts of the city. With 14 players checking in, the team engaged in light jogging, routine shuttle runs, and a bit of foot volley to get into the groove.

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INDIA IN GROUP A OF T20 WORLD CUP 2024

India, Pakistan, hosts United States, Ireland, and Canada form Group A of the 20-team ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to begin on June 1. The teams will compete in a single-round robin format, with each team playing against every other team in the group. The top two teams will advance to the Super Eight stage of the tournament. All Group A matches will be exclusively held in the United States, while the West Indies co-host the event. The tournament opener will feature the United States against Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on June 1.

INDIA'S SCHEDULE IN T20 WORLD CUP 2024

GROUP STAGE

Play at least four matches against the other teams in their group. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8s stage, while the bottom three teams will be eliminated.

In the Super 8s phase, the remaining eight teams will be split into two groups. Each team will play three matches against their group rivals to determine the semi-finalists. The semi-finals will feature the top two teams from each Super 8s group, with the winners progressing to the final. The one-off final will be held in Barbados on June 29.

TEAM INDIA TRAINS IN NEW YORK

The Indian cricket team, began its preparations for the T20 World Cup with a morning training session here, keeping in mind the 10.30am starts for all its preliminary games. Having played 90% of their matches under lights during the scorching Indian summer, the players now need to adjust to the pleasant mornings, where temperatures will hover between 25 to 27 degrees Celsius with very low humidity.

India, the 2007 T20 World Cup champions, will start their campaign on June 5 against Ireland, followed by the big game against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9. They take on hosts USA on June 12 before the cricket caravan moves to Lauderhill in Florida for the game against Canada on June 15.

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June 5: India v Ireland, New York – 08:00 PM IST (09:30 AM Local)
June 9: India v Pakistan, New York – 08:00 PM IST (09:30 AM Local)
June 12: United States v India, New York – 08:00 PM IST (09:30 AM Local)
June 15: India v Canada, Florida – 08:00 PM IST (10:30 AM Local)

POTENTIAL SUPER 8 SCHEDULE FOR INDIA

June 20: New Zealand vs India, Barbados – 08:00 PM IST (10:30 AM Local)
June 22: India vs Sri Lanka, Antigua – 08:00 PM IST (10:30 AM Local)
June 24: Australia vs India, St Lucia – 08:00 PM IST (10:30 AM Local)

Captain: Rohit Sharma

Squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.