The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America is a large leap for the game in a nation the place cricket does not have that stage of recognition. USA is the co-host for one of the largest sporting occasions in the world together with the Caribbean and it’ll additionally be a check of the International Cricket Council (ICC) making an attempt to take the sport deeper into the markets the place cricket just isn’t the primary sport. The first large step from the ICC was to sanction a T20 League (Major League Cricket) after which make USA the co-hosts of the T20 World Cup after which construct a modular stadium in New York to get the American public nearer to the motion.
With T20 World Cup, the second season of the MLC and a new Legends League (Legends Intercontinental T20 League) scheduled to be held in the USA, there may be a systematic plan to slowly get the American public launched to the game. How lengthy it should take for them to get used to… is everyone’s guess however many cricketers, former and present, consider that it’s a step in the precise course maintaining the game’s qualification into the Olympics in thoughts, which can be performed in Los Angeles.
Virat Kohli, one of the largest crowd pullers in the sport at the moment, steered that the T20 World Cup may be the star of the domino impact of what’s to come back in the longer term for the game in the nation. Kohli, who visited US Consulate in Mumbai earlier than leaving for the match, stated that he by no means thought cricket will get to USA in any format, however right here we’re.
“Honestly, I by no means thought we might be playing cricket in any form in the States. But now it’s a actuality. And that tells you concerning the rising impression of the game in the world and the United States is greater than prepared to just accept the change and be most likely the primary ones on a world scale to just accept it, in a means, with the World Cup,” Kohli stated in a video shared by US Consulate.
“I think it’s a great start. It’s the ideal way to begin and it’s going to have a huge impact, and in starting off a kind of a domino effect. I hope it carries on for a long period of time,” he added.
“We have enough people from our regions to keep the game up and alive in the States and make the others more aware about what it feels like to play and watch cricket. And I think it’s got great potential, with the MLC as well. There is already franchise cricket happening there. So I think, it’s moving in the right direction,” Kohli additional stated.
