T20 World Cup 2024 | "Quite happy with how things went": Rohit Sharma
Updated On: 03 June, 2024 07:11 AM IST | New York | R Kaushik
Virat Kohli-less India make comprehensive statement with 60-run win over Bangladesh with both batters and bowlers have fun in the New York sun
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India skipper Rohit Sharma leads his team out for Saturday’s warm-up match in New York. Pic/Getty Images
After months of speculation, if not apprehension, surrounding how cricket, not necessarily the most popular or American of sports, would be received in this part of the world in a tournament as high-profile as the T20 World Cup, a few early answers pointed to an encouraging start.
Rain stays away
The predicted rains stayed away on Saturday evening as the tournament’s opening match got off to a cracking beginning with a popular home victory. With Aaron Jones leading the way, USA made a blazing start to their Group A campaign, brushing aside neighbours and arch-foes Canada by seven wickets in a tall run-chase at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
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