India will play the 2024 FIFA World Cup T20 to be held in the Caribbean and USA under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said at an event here on Wednesday.
“In 2023 (final) in Ahmedabad, even though we didn’t win the World Cup after 10 wins in a row, we won hearts. I want to promise you that in 2024 (T20 World Cup) in Barbados, under the Captaincy of Rohit Sharma , ham Bharat ka jhanda gadenge (we will hoist the Indian flag),” Shah said at the end of his speech.
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Jay Shah was present at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Khanderi, which was renamed after veteran cricket administrator Niranjan Shah, as the chief guest.
Jay Shah was speaking to several dignitaries including former Indian captains Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble and IPL chairman Arun Dhumal.
Current chief selector Ajit Agarkar, acting head coach Rahul Dravid, Rohit, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and several members of the Indian team’s support staff also spoke at the event.
