On June 9, the India-Pakistan match broke the record for the most-attended cricket match in the USA with 38,028 people – and I was one of them. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was constructed in just 106 days and will take approximately six weeks to dismantle. After I moved to the US in 2014, my interest in cricket declined, primarily because watching India’s games posed a time zone challenge. However, once I started mentoring Anika Kolan (wicketkeeper, batter), the 17-year-old Vice Captain of the US Women’s Cricket team, my interest levels increased, especially in cricket in the USA. With the current T20 Cricket World Cup being played in the US and the West Indies, cricket is making a comeback in the US.

Source: Indian Express July 03, 2024 02:52 UTC