T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma is eager to play the first match in New York, gave a surprising reaction regarding the stadium

 

Rohit Sharma on New York Stadium: The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the US and West Indies this time, which will start from June 2. The first match will be between USA and Canada. Team India led by Rohit Sharma will play its first match against Ireland on June 5, which will be played in New York. This stadium in New York has been built in the last 3 months. The Indian captain is very excited to play the first match on this ground.

I am eager to feel the atmosphere of the stadium - Rohit Sharma

Before the start of the tournament, a practice match is also to be played between the Indian team and Bangladesh on June 1. Before this match, the captains of both the teams reached this newly built stadium in New York and were seen posing with the T20 World Cup as well as the NBA trophy.

Seeing the beauty of the stadium, the Hitman also looked quite surprised and saluted those who completed this bold project. Regarding the ground, Rohit said, 'It looks beautiful. It is a very open ground. When we come here and play our first match, I am eager to feel the atmosphere of the stadium. It has a good capacity. Hopefully it will be good.'

The right-handed batsman further said that we want to understand the conditions before the tournament, because we have never come here before. We will try to take full advantage of the conditions, when we play our first match on June 5, we will adapt to the conditions. After understanding the ground, pitch and such things, there will be a need to get into the rhythm.

Rohit further said, 'People in New York will be very eager to watch the World Cup, as the World Cup is being held here for the first time. I am sure that all the fans of different teams are very excited and are eagerly waiting for this tournament. And the players are also eagerly waiting for the event to start.'