Key Points
The views expressed in this commentary are his own..
The fact that the US is co-hosting the World Cup for the first time, with the Caribbean, should beseen asa coming-of-age for what has been a neglected sport here.. . Nowthe cricket world wants to know: Is the sport settling in for a long stay at the crease, oris this just a flashy little cameo?.
This year theres a second competition, theNational Cricket League, headquartered in Dallas, home to alarge South Asian community.. . Elsewhere,university teams filled with international students have played in theAmerican College Cricket leaguesince 2008.And.
Sportsjournalists havejoinedour voices this week,reminding readersthat thefirst international cricket matchtook place in New York between the US and Canada in 1844.We fanslament that cricket was played widely until, during the Civil War, it wasdefeatedby baseball, its own protg.. ..
In Manhattan,live screeningsof World Cup matches are taking place next to One World Trade Center, where a fan zone has been built.Giant400-pound, eight-foot tall replicas of the official T20 World Cup cricket ball have landed inTimes Square,Dallasand theGreater Fort Lauderdale area.. India warm-up last Saturday, the first match played in the brand-new Long Island stadium, the crowd was unsurprisinglymostlySouth Asian..
