Mumbai-born Netravalkar to bowl against India stars Kohli and Sharma as US chases more cricket glory

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At age 18 Saurabh Netravalkar’s ambition was to play top-level cricket for India. That never happened but at 32 he’s suddenly got a chance to bowl against his country of birth at the Twenty20 World Cup. The left-arm United States pacer will be watched nervously by a billion cricket fans back home in India when the teams meet Wednesday.

United States’ Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after their win in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday, June 6, 2024. India n players celebrate after their win in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York, Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Indian broadcaster Star Sports is already promoting the game as a clash between Mumbai-born Netravalkar and another U.S. player of Indian heritage, Alabama-born Nosthush Kenjige, and India superstar batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Making it big like that in cricket is the ultimate dream for most Indian youngsters. But when it doesn’t pan out, most lack a backup plan.South Africa holds off Bangladesh by 4 runs to stay unbeaten in T20 World Cup

American batter Aaron Jones followed a slightly different trajectory – he played in Barbados alongside West Indies regulars Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder before making his way north to lead the U.S. charge.

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