The U.S. cricket team which will co-host the Twenty20 World Cup next month may be a fitting cross-section of its country as a melting pot of nationalities and cultures. The 15-man squad includes players born in India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa.
FILE - New Zealand ’s Corey Anderson bats during a practice session ahead of their second one-day international cricket match against India in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 19, 2016. FILE - U.S. batsman Monank Patel plays during their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against West Indies at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 18, 2023.
The home team’s most recognized member is the former New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson. The 33-year-old Anderson played 13 tests, 49 one-day internationals and 31 T20 internationals for New Zealand between 2013 and 2018 in a career limited by injuries. “It means a lot to us to put on a show against Bangladesh. We are no walkovers,” Harmeet told ESPNcricinfo. “I think our potential is immense.”
He first played for the U.S. team in 2016 and has also has played in the Indian Premier League, Caribbean Premier League and Pakistan Premier League, in Global T20 Canada and the Afghanistan Premier League. Allrounder Milind Kumar is another India-born player who accumulated nine centuries in 60 first-class appearances for Delhi before making his home in the U.S.
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