India Born USA Spinner Excited To Play Against Virat Kohli In The T20 World Cup

The T20 World Cup 2024 is set to add a lot of flair in World Cricket with many new teams getting the opportunity to compete at the highest level. One such team is the hosts of the tournament, the United States of America, who'll be participating in this showpiece event for the very first time. Many players in the USA lineup have their roots in India and Pakistan, one such player is Nisarg Patel. The spinner did his schooling In India before moving to the USA in 2003. He is now excited to rub shoulders with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.

MS Dhoni is my favourite but he is retired now, so I want to take some tips from Ravindra Jadeja since he is my type of player left-arm spinner and can bat also. So even a small tip from him can be very helpful for me,"

Nisarg Patel on T20 World Cup

Talking about the World Cup Nisarg Patel said they are pumped to play in the World Cup as they'll be competing in it for the first time.

We are very excited. People have been waiting for this T20 World Cup for a long time, even the US cricketers are very excited and it's a big opportunity for us to play in the World Cup for the first time. Playing against big teams like India and Pakistan is a dream for us and today when our dreams are turning into reality so we are very excited," he added.

"Even if we get five to ten minutes to talk with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah then we will make the most of that opportunity to learn something from them," Nisarg further added.

Corey Anderson is Representing 2nd Nation

Earlier on Sunday, the USA announced their 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup with Corey Anderson set to represent two different teams at the global event after being named in USA's squad.

The team will be led by 31-year-old wicket-keeper batter Monank Patel and the USA squad features some familiar names alongside performers from the recent T20I series against Canada, which they won 4-0.

Among the other well-known names in the mix are opener Steven Taylor, who leads the USA in runs scored in international cricket, Aaron Jones, and Saurabh Netravalkar, the player with the most caps. The team also includes off-spinner Milind Kumar another Indian Player who played alongside Virat Kohli, made his debut in the same series.

USA Squad

Monank Patel (C), Aaron Jones (VC), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, and Yasir Mohammad.