Indian players not part of IPL 2024 playoffs to reach New York early - Reports

India players who are not part of the IPL 2024 playoffs will leave for New York early. According to PTI reports, BCCI will send the Indian players to New York early for preparations for the ICC T20I World Cup 2024. However, players whose team qualifies for playoffs will be allowed to stay till the end of the tournament.

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will commence on June 1. The tournament will take place in the West Indies and the United States (USA). IPL 2024 will take place from March to May. IPL final might take place in the 3rd or 4th week of May 2024. Hence, there will only be a small gap between both tournaments.

The IPL 2024 schedule is yet to be announced by BCCI. A total of 10 teams will lock horns in the tournament. According to reports, IPL 2024 will begin a week earlier than last season due to the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June.

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Indian players not part of IPL 2024 playoffs to leave early for T20 WC 2024

According to a PTI report, Indian players who are part of teams who do not qualify for playoffs will leave for New York early. India is set to play their first four games of the group stage in the USA. A BCCI official also said that centrally contracted players will be allowed to play all games for their franchises in IPL 2024. However, their fitness will be monitored by the BCCI regularly.

“They are being paid highly and they can’t pick and choose games for franchises. But yes, for all those centrally contracted and targeted players, the franchise’s support staff will have to regularly provide fitness updates to the NCA Sports Science head”, an official was quoted as saying by PTI.

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IPL clashed with WTC Final 2023 last year

Last year, the Indian Team had to play in the ICC World Test Championship final 2023 just after IPL 2023. Although Indian players had a week of rest before the WTC final 2023, they faced a huge defeat by 209 runs in the match.

In 2021, IPL was played in two phases. The second leg took place in September-October in UAE just two days ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at the same venue. India faced a humiliating first-round exit in the league. Later, their heavy workload in IPL 2021 ahead of the World Cup was dubbed as one of the reasons for their poor show.

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India to face Ireland in T20 World Cup 2024 opener

Meanwhile, India will face Ireland on June 5 in their opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Later, they will clash with Pakistan on June 9, the United States on June 12, and Canada on June 15. A total of 10 teams will lock horns in ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They are divided into 5 teams of four groups.