If You Repurpose It, They Will Come
One of the hurdles that cricket in this country has faced is the lack of international-quality grounds. If you wanted to stage any ICC-sanctioned cricket in this country in front of a large crowd, you had to go to Lauderhill,…
It’s How We Play
I don't remember learning how baseball, football, or basketball were played. I had been exposed to American sports at such an early age that they were just part of my DNA. It was like knowing how to walk or how…
The New Paranormal
Since discovering the sport in 2016, cricket watching has usually been a solitary thing for me. Being on the east coast means that matches are rarely on in primetime hours. The majority of events happen from early morning until early…
The Window is Closing
If there was ever a time that cricket could make inroads in the US, this is it. The four major sports in the country are still in various states of figuring out what to do next. And, of the four,…
There’s Still No Off-Season!
A year ago today, I wrote the first of many blogs that would eventually become the cricamerica.com website. My goal was -- and still is -- to introduce, explain, and demystify the game of cricket for sports fans in this…
Kabaddi
In addition to discovering an amazing sport, there are a whole mess of other things that you're going to come across when you fall down the cricket rabbit hole. If you thought you were a worldly and informed person, you're…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him. Part II
I'm into sports and I like to collect stuff. A few months ago, I wrote about Cricket Attax trading cards produced by Topps featuring players from the Indian Premier League. And, yes, that's the same Topps that's made baseball cards…
Getting Ready for the World Cup
If you're feeling a bit T20-ed out from a month-plus of daily Indian Premier League action, you're about to get a break as things slowly transition from all T20 matches to all 50-Overs matches for the next two months. While…
Summer Vacation
Here in Boston, it's finally looking like spring. Temperatures have hit the 60s a couple of times, the Red Sox have started their season, and I finally put the snow shovel back in the basement -- hopefully -- until next…
What You Didn’t Know That You Didn’t Know
If you've checked out any of the rest of the CricAmerica site, you know my backstory. I'm a huge sports fan living in Boston who accidentally discovered cricket about three years ago and has been obsessed with it ever since. In…
