Once a popular pastime in America, cricket is returning for the Twenty20 World Cup

May 22, 2024 admin

Parmanand Sarju, founder of the Long Island Youth Cricket Academy, instructs players during practice at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York on May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Say “silly mid-off” or “deep backward square leg” or “a single to long leg” to the average American and it’ll trigger a quizzical look. Cricket…

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ICC ropes in Usain Bolt as T20 World Cup ambassador

April 24, 2024 admin

Usain Bolt. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The International Cricket Council (ICC) on April 24 named sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29. Jamaica-born Bolt had created history at the 2008 Olympic Games in…

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