USA vs India T20 World Cup 2024: It is not often for a cricket-crazy nation like India to be excited to watch a cricketer playing for the opposition team and even get behind him when he marks his run-up to bowl a delivery against India’s best batters. However, this might be the case when India face co-hosts USA in the 25th match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. India batters will be up against USA’s Saurabh Netravalkar, a bowler who once dreamt of donning the blue jersey and playing for India, but now finds himself pitted against them.
Saurabh Netravalkar, born and raised in Mumbai, represented India in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, along with the likes of KL Rahul, Sandeep Sharma, Jaydev Unadkat and Harshal Patel. However, dearth of opportunities in the Mumbai cricket circuit, he decided to drop his dream and moved to the United States in 2015 to pursue his education at Cornell University.
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However, as his fate would have it, his cricketing journey came full circle as after some involvement with the USA's club cricket, he finally got his big break when he debuted for the USA in 2019. Cut to 2024, where he bowled a brilliant Super Over to defend 18 runs and help USA win against a strong Pakistan side in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
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It’s not just Saurabh Netravalkar who will be representing his adopted country against his homeland. Monank Patel, Nitish Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh and Nosthush Kenjige are the other Indian-origin players who will be up against the formidable Indian cricket team, captained by Rohit Sharma.
India and USA both are the two undefeated teams in Group A of the T20 World Cup 2024, and a win for any would most likely ensure them a spot in the next round of the marquee tournament- the Super 8 stage. USA defeated Pakistan in their last T20 World Cup 2024 match as the team defended 18 runs in the thrilling match that went to a Super Over.
India too will be coming on the back of a thrilling victory against arch-rivals Pakistan as India bowlers’ brilliant performance saw them defend 119 runs.
USA vs India in the T20 World Cup 2024 match will indeed be an exciting contest as it will see familiar faces going up against each other.