Ex-India Star Now Eager To Play Against Rohit Sharma And Co. In T20 World Cup 2024

26.01.2024 - 18:57 sports.ndtv.com

India's Under-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand is all set to play against the senior national men's team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.

The mega event that kicks off on June 1 in United States is set to witness one of the rare moments where a player will be playing against his former national team.

Chand, who retired from Indian cricket in 2021, will qualify to play for the United States cricket team in March this year. He said that he is keen to test himself against a team like India. "Something which would be very strange (laughs), but I think since I've retired from India, my next goal was always to sort of play against India, and not in any bad blood but keen to test myself out against the best team in the world," Chand told Cricbuzz.

Meanwhile, Harmeet Singh and Smit Patel, both of who were also part of the 2012 World Cup where Unkukt led the side to the title, will also be seen playing against India at the world event in June.

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