Marvelling at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium here, India skipper Rohit Sharma underlined the need for his team to get acclimatised to the pitch and conditions quickly ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on June 5.
Rohit and company will get a chance to check the nature of the pitch and overall conditions when they face Bangladesh in a warm-up match here on Saturday.
“We’re looking to understand the conditions more importantly as we haven’t been here before,” Rohit told the ICC.
He emphasised the need for his side to get into a “rhythm”.
“(We will) try and make the most of the conditions, get used to what it’s going to be like on June 5 when we play our first game,” he added.
The challenge for the Indians will be to adapt to the drop-in turf here, something they don’t come across very often in international cricket.
“It’s just about getting into that rhythm of getting the feel of the ground, pitch and stuff like that,” he said.
“It looks beautiful. It’s quite an open ground. When we come here and play our first game, I just can’t wait to feel the atmosphere in the stadium,” he said.
“It’s a decent capacity as well. People in New York will be very interested in coming and watching the World Cup, as it is happening for the first time here.”