Dravid, Rohit content with initial impression of pitches in New York


Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid assessed the Nassau Area Global Cricket Arena, where India will play three matches in the Twenty20 World Cup. It was their most memorable visit to the ground and their underlying feeling of the pitch was that it appeared "typical and great," logical giving ideal circumstances to the players. The arena, situated in New York's Eisenhower Park, highlights drop-in pitches for the matches. This has caused a few nervousness and fear about how the wickets will act, particularly after a couple of conveyances from Kuldeep Yadav kept low during a training meeting at Cantiague Park, where the Indian group has been preparing for the beyond two days. Be that as it may, the chief and mentor are apparently happy with the circumstances at the setting. On Friday evening, Rohit and Dravid visited the arena for a photograph meeting with the World Cup prize, coordinated by the Global Cricket Chamber (ICC). The meeting occurred in the outfield of the ground. In the interim, the Indian group had an undeniable net meeting at Cantiague Park on Thursday evening. Regardless of short-term downpours making conditions a piece wet, the training meeting was necessary, and all players were available. There was no particular batting request during the meeting, with hitters being called into the nets arbitrarily. Rohit Sharma, who will open for India, invested some energy batting in the meeting. In the interim, Virat Kohli is supposed to arrive at New York on Friday (May 31). He was seen leaving for New York at the Mumbai air terminal on Thursday and he ought to be here well in time for India's warm-up game against Bangladesh, to be played on June 1. Be that as it may, whether Kohli will play the June 1 game is as yet unsure. On Friday morning, the Indian group will have a discretionary instructional course at the Cantiague Park in front of their main warm-up game before the competition. India play their association games on June 5 (versus Ireland), June 9 (versus Pakistan) and June 12 (versus Ireland) - all in New York. They play their last association game in Miami (versus Canada) prior to traveling to the Caribbean for the Very Eight matches and knockout challenges.