The day after the Indian Premier League (IPL) league stage concludes, on May 21, the Indian side will depart for the United States to compete in the Twenty20 World Cup. As far as Cricket sport is aware, the players who are not selected for the IPL play-offs will travel with the initial group of players, which also includes all of Rahul Dravid’s support personnel. Following the conclusion of the IPL final on May 26, the second batch will depart for the United States.
The squad is scheduled to play three league games in New York on June 5 (against Ireland), June 9 (against Pakistan), and June 12 (against the hosts, USA). The International Cricket Council (ICC) is setting up practice facilities at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which is 30 kilometers from Manhattan, in preparation for the first plan, which calls for a camp to be held in New York. The side will get roughly six drop-in practice pitches.
Players from England will report for duty before the IPL playoffs
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that its players who are taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) must return home by May 22. The English board’s directive means that many English players won’t be available for their franchises during the IPL play-offs, which start on May 21. England will play Pakistan in a four-match series.
“Selected players, now playing in the Indian Premier League, will return in time for the series against Pakistan, which starts underway at Headingley on Wednesday 22″, May 2024,” the ECB noted.
The Rajasthan Royals, who have all but guaranteed themselves a spot in the knockout stages, will be without ace opener Jos Buttler according to the current IPL points table. Phil Salt might be missed by the second-place Kolkata Knight Riders.
Liam Livingston, Sam Curran, and Jonny Bairstow will be missed by Punjab Kings (now ranked seventh), and Moeen Ali will be missed by Chennai Super Kings, who have a strong chance of qualifying. Reece Topley and Will Jacks play for Royal Challengers, who are now at the bottom of the league, but still have a long way to go before they can advance to the last four.
A franchise representative chastised the ECB for pulling out its players prior to the IPL’s official conclusion. “With players suitably prepared for the IPL, they will have ample time to play two matches following the IPL final, whichever player is involved, no more than one or two. They will then play two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Pakistan on May 28 and 30, and they will still depart on June 2 for the World Cup (as planned).” As if performing in May in England will accurately represent the weather in the Caribbean. In England, it freezes in May.”
“It’s important that we have the squad available for the Pakistan series, which is important preparation for the England Men’s team ahead of the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup,” an ECB official continued. We’ve been talking to several of the franchises and our players about availability.”
