cricketUpdated: Jun 09, 2020 18:02 ISTUSA Cricket has expressed interest in hosting the T20 World Cup during the ICC cycle starting 2023 as the presence of a significant South Asian diaspora can ensure packed stadiums across the country. USA had hosted the FIFA World Cup back in 1994 when soccer was way less popular compared to baseball, American football and basketball. “If you played in the USA, every venue would be sold out,” USA Cricket chief executive Iain Higgins, a former ICC official, was quoted as saying by the BBC Sport. “One would be to persuade the ICC to be brave enough to bring a T20 World Cup to the USA,” he said. “Imagine India playing Pakistan in a T20 World Cup in the US - you could not build a venue big enough.

Source: Hindustan Times June 09, 2020 12:31 UTC