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With the T20 World Cup 2024 on the horizon, teams have commenced their preparations for the prestigious event set to be hosted in USA and West Indies. Just a few days ago, the first contingent of Indian players arrived in New York to kickstart their training sessions.
India, determined to put an end to their trophy drought, will spare no effort in their pursuit of victory. Led by Rohit Sharma, the Men in Blue are set to begin their campaign on June 5 against Ireland. Recently, the Indian players were spotted sweating it out during the practice session.
Team India begins preparations for the World Cup with a foot volley session
A video posted by the BCCI showcased Indian players undergoing training under the supervision of Soham Desai, the team’s Strength and Conditioning (S&C) coach. The footage captured players engaged in various activities, such as running drills on the football field, performing exercises, and participating in a game of foot volley. Notably, the video also featured Hardik Pandya, who recently joined the training camp.
Here is the video:
📍 New York
Bright weather ☀️, good vibes 🤗 and some foot volley ⚽️
Soham Desai, Strength & Conditioning Coach gives a glimpse of #TeamIndia's light running session 👌👌#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/QXWldwL3qu
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 29, 2024
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Soham Desai sheds light on the training session of India
In the video, Soham shared their primary objective of aiding the team in acclimating to the time-zone change as quickly as possible, which is why they commenced the training sessions early. The S&C coach emphasized the importance of getting the players active, indicating that they needed to get out and start moving. This approach would enable the management to conduct the necessary assessments and tailor the preparation regimen for each player ahead of their first match.
“We came here a day before yesterday, and we just fixed into our routines here, the Idea was just to get used to the time zone and today we are having our first round of ground session, as a sports science and med team we want to see them move, we want to see them run so that we can we must put enough plans and place for each guys to be ready for the first game,” Soham said in the video.
