Captains light up ( Source : ICC )
Captains light up Rockefeller Centre as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 begins today. Stay updated on T20 World Cup captains and opening ceremony highlights. World Cup cricket has officially arrived in the United States, with the historic opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 between USA and Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium set to open the ninth edition of the event today.
The final 24 hours ahead of the opening match in Texas saw cricket being beamed to new audiences across America like never before as the country prepares to co-host an ICC World Cup event for the first time.
Headlining the excitement, was a lighting projection show that featured all 20 captains of the largest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ever on to the Rockefeller Centre Building in New York City. Each of the captains from the four groups were featured above the busy streets of Manhattan on the facade of 30 Rockefeller. Media are able to download vision from the ICC Online Media Zone.
Ahead of the NBA Finals Series, Bangladesh and India captains Rohit Sharma and Najmul Shanto were able to pick-up the famous Larry O’Brien Trophy as part of a collaboration with the league. Both captains were getting their first look at the 34,000-seat Nassau County International Stadium ahead of today’s warm-up fixture at the same venue.
India is set to begin its T20 World Cup journey on June 5 with a match against Ireland. However, the much-awaited India vs Pakistan is all set for June 9 in New York. Before the matches, India would be playing a warm-up game against Bangladesh on June 1. All the team India players are coming freshly from the IPL 2024 where they have had enough match time to gear up for the ICC event.
The first T20 World Cup match is all set to take place between the United States and Canada where the US is one of the hosts with West Indies.