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- A Featured Article by Karthik Narayan
The headlines in Daily Newspapers across the
world would focus every single edition on what
is going on in the “World”. D-uh! So what’s so
special about that, u would ask now…!! The World
means America, and nothing else??
The Numero Uno Nation in this Planet, by all
means, World leader in Olympics. The recently
concluded Athens edition was no surprise… USA
took honors yet again!
Having conquered the “rest
of the world”, this great country sets foot in
the game of cricket!!!!!! Will wonders ever
cease to amaze me..!!!
A new team brings joy, no
doubt, to one and all. A new team brings in new
cheering, new heroes, a new breed altogether…
United States Of America
(USA) Squad:
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Howard Johnson
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Aijaz Ali
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Mark Johnson
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Leon Romero
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Richard Staple
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Nasir Javed
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Charles Reid
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Zamin Amin
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Naseer Islam
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Rohan Alexander
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Rashid Zia
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Steve Massiah
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Clayton Lambert
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Imran Awan
In USA, the game of cricket is said to have
originated in this land of great athletes, the
name Clayton Lambert does strike an odd chord.
Wasn’t that the name of a Player who played for
WI?? If my memory serves me good, it is that
very person! One finds mostly Asian names in
that squad, which very much denotes that it has
been framed by Asians.
In the city of
Bridgewaters in the US of A, the game has been
really on the rise, the Americans have been
showing keen interest in this version of the
Baseball, their National Game for all seasons!
There are a number of
cricket enthusiasts mainly from Asia, who have
started this rise for the Americans.. They have
formed Clubs, unofficially, and play a 20:20
type of cricket on a baseball ground converted
to play cricket. Cricket has been rising over
the years all right, but how are they going to
be facilitated?? Cricket surely is infectious,
but the back support of these “one-time”
International teams leaves much to be desired!
However, here’s wishing
this new team all the very best and a warm
welcome into the World of Cricket.
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