The T20 World Cup 2024 is set to begin on June 1 in the USA and Caribbean with India playing its first match on June 5 against Ireland in New York. India has been placed in Group A with Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and co-hosts USA.
India will play their big encounter against Pakistan on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, East Meadow, New York.
However, with the IPL 2024 reportedly concluding on May 26, there will be a short window for the Indian team players to get acclimatized to conditions and practice in the USA, a venue where they have not played cricket at all.
A report has stated that the BCCI might send the players, whose teams don't qualify for the IPL play-offs, earlier to New York, while those who play the knock-out stages join them after the tournament gets over.
Another concern will be the workload management of the core India players during the IPL 2024 keeping the T20 World Cup 2024 in mind. However, the report also stated that the BCCI will not be giving any special instructions to players about workload management during the upcoming IPL season.
BCCI has decided to take such a step as it feels any instruction related to workload management during the IPL will be unfair given the huge amount of money the franchises have invested in the players and the tournament.
"They are being paid highly and they can't pick and choose games for franchises. But yes, for all those centrally contracted and targetted players (next lot), the franchise's support staff will have to regularly provide fitness updates to the NCA Sports Science head Nitin Patel,” a BCCI official told PTI.
The IPL 2024 is tentatively set to begin on March 22.
