The Indian team touched down at Dubai on September 25 (Wednesday) for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, slated to get underway from October 3 (Thursday). The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) social media handle uploaded a video of Team India at the Dubai airport. What added a significant twist to the video was the presence of famous Indian actor Rana Daggubati, who was coincidentally there at the same terminal as that of Team India.
Daggubati, renowned for his iconic role in the Indian blockbuster film Baahubali, can be seen in the video saying, “I just bumped into these amazing people at the airport." He proceeds to wish the Indian contingent well ahead of the tournament before he leaves.
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Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Sajeevan Sajana, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, and others were at the airport. In the video uploaded by the BCCI, some players can be seen posing for photos with the actor.
Watch the video here:
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The Women in Blue will play their campaign opener against New Zealand on October 5. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian side will also face Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A before the commencement of the knockout stage.
In the previous T20 World Cup edition, the Indian team suffered a semifinal loss to Australia, but this time the Women in Blue are aiming to secure their maiden title. Since the tournament's inception in 2009, India have reached the final only once, in 2020, where they were defeated by Australia.
India squad for Women's T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (subject to fitness), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan