Cricket world cup matches will take place in the U.S. for the first time ever in June, marking a push to grow the sport in North America.
And now, the U.S. men's national cricket team will represent the home country in this year's International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup. The teams play in the Twenty20, or T20, format, the shortest and most popularThis year's world cup is co-hosted by the U.S. and the West Indies and will take place in three U.S. stadiums — in Texas, Florida and New York — as well as several locations in the West Indies.
The early June world cup matchups will bring some of that star power to the U.S., with a high-profile India-Pakistan competition and culminating in a U.S.-India match. " made sure to put the India and Pakistan match on U.S. soil because they know there's a couple million people in the diaspora who are massive cricket fans," Della Penna said.Cricketers Liam Plunkett, center left, and Dwayne Bravo, center right, pose for pictures with children during a media day to mark 100 days to go until the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 co-hosted in the West Indies and the U.S., at Times Square in New York City, Feb. 22, 2024.
"I was super excited," he said about learning the world cup would be taking place in his backyard."I never thought that this was going to happen when I came to this country — it's a dream come true."