The first batch of Indian cricketers will depart for the USA and Caribbean on May 19 ahead of T20 World Cup 2024. These players are expected to leave the country after the completion of IPL 2024’s league stage. As per PTI, the players whose teams will not qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs will leave earlier than other stars.
India stars to leave for T20 World Cup before IPL 2024 ends
“The first batch of cricketers will leave for New York immediately after the end of the league stage of IPL on May 19. Those players, whose teams won’t qualify for the final four will be going early, like it happened during WTC finals last year,” the source tells PTI.
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Further, the 15-member Team India squad for the T20 World Cup will be picked in the last week of May, the source tells PTI. As per the source, the cut-off date for the teams to submit their list to ICC is on May 1. It is to be noted that every team will get a chance to change players in their initial squad till May 25.