Sachin Tendulkar To Cheer For India At T20 World Cup 2024 Clash Against Pakistan

T20 World Cup: Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar is very likely to be present in New York to cheer for the Indian cricket team who will be taking on arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2024 on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will have a very special person supporting them as the legendary Sachin Tendulkar is expected to be present during their marquee T20 World Cup 2024 Group A clash.

According to a source close to ICC, 51-year-old Tendulkar, who is associated with a brand that is one of the key sponsors of the global body, will be in attendance at the Nassau County ground in the outskirts of New York, which is expected to be full on that particular morning.

"Yes, if all goes well, Sachin will be watching the match in New York and cheering the Indian team," a source working closely with the ICC told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

"It is still not known if he would meet the players prior to the game or not but his mere presence in the stands will certainly be a morale booster for Rohit Sharma and his men in what will be the most important group league assignment."

Tendulkar, inarguably the greatest ever Indian cricketer to grace international cricket still tops the run-scoring charts in both Tests and ODI cricket. He has played six 50-over World Cups between 1992 and 2011.

Previous Engagements

He has earlier also been a 'Brand Ambassador' of ICC during the 2015 ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Team Preparations

The Indian cricket team has already started their training in the USA, while Pakistan are in England for a four-match T20I series. Two of the first three T20Is have been washed out due to rain.

(With Input From PTI)