WATCH: Rohit Sharma receives grand welcome during in Milpitas, California
(Source – Twitter)
India lost the first match of the five-match T20I series against West Indies on Thursday, August 3 at Brain Lara Stadium, Tarouba, in Trinidad. Jason Holder was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant match-winning performance. He snapped two wickets in his spell of four overs where he conceded just 19 runs in his spell.
The visitors will play their second match of the series on Sunday, August 6 at Providence Stadium, in Guyana. The regular Men in Blue skipper, Rohit Sharma has been given a rest from the T20I series. He was recently seen in the United States of America where he received a grand welcome from his fans when he came out of his car to attend an event in Milpitas, California.
In the video, he is seen talking about the T20I World Cup 2024 which will take place in the United States of America and West Indies. During the event, the 35-year-old claimed that he is very positive about the next year’s World Cup.
At the moment I think it was made clear in the past that it’s a 50-over World Cup year for us: Rohit Sharma
“More than just going and enjoying, there is another reason to come here (in the USA). Because you know the World Cup is coming. In June, there will be the T20 World Cup (2024) happening in this part of the world. So, I’m pretty sure everyone is excited. So yaa, we look forward to that,” Rohit was quoted as saying in the video.
Watch it here:
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In Rohit’s absence, star India all-rounder, Hardik Pandya is leading the for the five-match T20I series. It is believed that he will succeed Rohit in the ODIs. Rohit had earlier stated that he has no plans of getire retire from the shortest format of the game.
“At the moment I think it was made clear in the past that it’s a 50-over World Cup year for us. And for some of the guys, it’s not possible to play all formats. If you look at the schedule, there were back-to-back matches, so we decided on just looking at some players’ workload that we wanted to make sure that they get enough break time and manage them. I definitely fall in that (category) as well,” the right hand batter asserted.
