TV news programs explain the game using the metaphors of the bowler and the pitcher, the sixer and the home run.
273 years after the first recorded match in the US was played here in Manhattan, a large outdoor screen at the World Trade Center shows live games played between the West Indies and the US at East Meadow Stadium, 50 kilometers away.
At the practice net nearby, coaches and visitors try bowling and batting to get a feel for the game.
Hundreds of New Yorkers and World Trade Center visitors from around the world are watching the match and trying to learn more about a game that seems mysterious, having been slowly extinct since the 19th century.
Thousands of crowds are expected on Sunday for the relay of the India-Pakistan match and other high-interest matches that conclude in Barbados on June 29.When the India-Ireland match was playing on a giant screen for New Yorkers and viewers around the world at East Meadow on Wednesday, a Japanese man was watching the Irish team bat and trying to understand the Indian team's reaction on the field. I was eagerly waiting for his arrival. playing and wondering why there were no centuries in T20 that he had heard about.
Jean, an Indian fan from Barbados, wearing a team shirt, was there along with Irish American New Yorker Yvonne, wearing shamrocks, for the India-Ireland game at East Meadow on the big screen.
“Today we are rivals,” Gina said. With the team coming from the land of her ancestors to play, Yvonne said she took a crash course in cricket from her friend, but added, "I'm having trouble separating from baseball".As Ivonne, a lifelong cricket fan, developed a love for India, she was asked if she had seen cricket becoming popular.
Pointing towards her friend she said, 'Yes, I think she will do well.'
Lee Mitchell, who came from Ireland, said that he had not played cricket since the age of nine, so he tried batting in the nets.
Later, he said that he expected Ireland to beat India, but the match ended with India's eight-wicket victory.
Mitchell said that "cricket is not very big in Ireland, but it is certainly getting bigger".
Leonard Prasad, a New York resident from Guyana, tried his hand at bowling and batting in the nets and said, "It's amazing".He said he comes from a cricket-oriented culture, but both his children are interested in tennis and golf.
“I want to generate interest in cricket in them,” he said.
Prasad said he was visiting Netherlands-South Africa in East Meadows with American friends on Saturday.
His brother, he said, had managed to get tickets for Sunday's India-Pakistan match, the most important ticket for cricket fans.
The Port Authority, which operates the World Trade Center, sponsored the cricket spectacle.Program manager Ariana Kane said, "When we heard cricket was the second most watched sport in the world, we wanted to get involved, offer our platform and our traffic numbers to the sport, Which hasn't really been in the spotlight domestically." For the organization.
He said, "Everyone is incredibly excited that we are showcasing something that is not very popular here, but we are bringing popularity domestically, teaching people who have never heard of cricket about it Or don't understand cricket."
"And then people who grew up with it in their home countries are excited to see it here because they don't get a chance to see it very often and it's bringing back childhood memories for everyone," Kane said. .
Anderson Economic Group, an economic and business consultancy, has estimated that the India-Pakistan match alone is expected to generate USD 78 million for the New York metro area – USD 46 million in direct benefits and USD 32 million in indirect benefits. Is.
AEG said the number was calculated taking into account ticket sales, direct attendee spending from domestic and foreign travelers, new stadium construction investment and other impacts on the region."The Cricket World Cup is an unprecedented sporting event for cricket fans in the US and will also attract thousands of global spectators, which is likely to have a positive impact on the resurgence of cricket in the US," said Shay Manawar, a senior analyst at AEG.
273 years after the first recorded match in the US was played here in Manhattan, a large outdoor screen at the World Trade Center shows live games played between the West Indies and the US at East Meadow Stadium, 50 kilometers away.
At the practice net nearby, coaches and visitors try bowling and batting to get a feel for the game.
Hundreds of New Yorkers and World Trade Center visitors from around the world are watching the match and trying to learn more about a game that seems mysterious, having been slowly extinct since the 19th century.
Thousands of crowds are expected on Sunday for the relay of the India-Pakistan match and other high-interest matches that conclude in Barbados on June 29.When the India-Ireland match was playing on a giant screen for New Yorkers and viewers around the world at East Meadow on Wednesday, a Japanese man was watching the Irish team bat and trying to understand the Indian team's reaction on the field. I was eagerly waiting for his arrival. playing and wondering why there were no centuries in T20 that he had heard about.
Jean, an Indian fan from Barbados, wearing a team shirt, was there along with Irish American New Yorker Yvonne, wearing shamrocks, for the India-Ireland game at East Meadow on the big screen.
“Today we are rivals,” Gina said. With the team coming from the land of her ancestors to play, Yvonne said she took a crash course in cricket from her friend, but added, "I'm having trouble separating from baseball".As Ivonne, a lifelong cricket fan, developed a love for India, she was asked if she had seen cricket becoming popular.
Pointing towards her friend she said, 'Yes, I think she will do well.'
Lee Mitchell, who came from Ireland, said that he had not played cricket since the age of nine, so he tried batting in the nets.
Later, he said that he expected Ireland to beat India, but the match ended with India's eight-wicket victory.
Mitchell said that "cricket is not very big in Ireland, but it is certainly getting bigger".
Leonard Prasad, a New York resident from Guyana, tried his hand at bowling and batting in the nets and said, "It's amazing".He said he comes from a cricket-oriented culture, but both his children are interested in tennis and golf.
“I want to generate interest in cricket in them,” he said.
Prasad said he was visiting Netherlands-South Africa in East Meadows with American friends on Saturday.
His brother, he said, had managed to get tickets for Sunday's India-Pakistan match, the most important ticket for cricket fans.
The Port Authority, which operates the World Trade Center, sponsored the cricket spectacle.Program manager Ariana Kane said, "When we heard cricket was the second most watched sport in the world, we wanted to get involved, offer our platform and our traffic numbers to the sport, Which hasn't really been in the spotlight domestically." For the organization.
He said, "Everyone is incredibly excited that we are showcasing something that is not very popular here, but we are bringing popularity domestically, teaching people who have never heard of cricket about it Or don't understand cricket."
"And then people who grew up with it in their home countries are excited to see it here because they don't get a chance to see it very often and it's bringing back childhood memories for everyone," Kane said. .
Anderson Economic Group, an economic and business consultancy, has estimated that the India-Pakistan match alone is expected to generate USD 78 million for the New York metro area – USD 46 million in direct benefits and USD 32 million in indirect benefits. Is.
AEG said the number was calculated taking into account ticket sales, direct attendee spending from domestic and foreign travelers, new stadium construction investment and other impacts on the region."The Cricket World Cup is an unprecedented sporting event for cricket fans in the US and will also attract thousands of global spectators, which is likely to have a positive impact on the resurgence of cricket in the US," said Shay Manawar, a senior analyst at AEG.
