A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC's suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

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As the U.S. prepares to host its first cricket World Cup next month, a temporary stadium is rising in the New York City suburbs

A towering stadium boasting 34,000 seats and a precisely trimmed field of soft Kentucky bluegrass is rising in a suburban New York park that will host one of the world's top cricket tournaments next month. But on a recent Saturday morning, on the other side of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park, budding young cricketers were already busy batting, bowling and fielding on a makeshift pitch. The T20 World Cup will be the first major international cricket competition in the U.S.

The International Cricket Council, the sport’s governing body, has also committed to growing the U.S. market. “Cricket is predominantly viewed as an expat sport, but things will look very different in the next 10, 20 years,” said Pisike. “Americans will definitely change their mindset and approach in terms of developing cricket.” Both the Los Angeles games and the upcoming World Cup, which the U.S.

 

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