Players from 10 different countries were in action in the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 between USA and Canada.
In the opening match, the host USA easily defeated Canada by 7 wickets.
In the match, 7 players from India and 3 players from Pakistan were in action in both teams.
Ali Khan, Canada’s Kaleem Sana and Saad Bin Zafar, who are part of the American team, were born in Pakistan. Corey Anderson, who represented New Zealand, was also included in the American squad.
Only three players in America’s final XI were born in the United States. Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones and Jasdeep Singh were born in the United States. Shedley van Shelvick and Andreas Goose of the American team were born in South Africa. Monnik Patel, Harmeet Singh and Saurabh Netravalkar belong to India.
Canada-born Nitish Kumar was also included in America’s final XI.
No player in Canada’s final XI was born in Canada.
Navneet Dhaliwal, Pragat Singh, Shreyas Mowa and Dilpreep Bajwa were born in India. Nikhil Dutt is from Kuwait, Aaron Johnson is from Jamaica while Nicholls Curtin is from Barnados.
Canada’s squad includes Dillon Hellinger and Jeremy Gardon from Guyana.