Bridgetown, Barbados, their fairytale run was interrupted by the 'Big Boys', but US batsman Corey Anderson says his motley team bids farewell to the T20 World Cup here with their heads held high and 'loads of learnings' .
The United States were eliminated after losing their Super 8 matches against South Africa, the West Indies and England.
This was after a reasonably good run in the group league matches, during which they beat Pakistan and gave India a scare.
"I mean, really the sky's the limit... in recent years there's always been rumors about what's happening in America with cricket... hopefully in the years to come we can grow that as well," Anderson said, who is from New York. Zealand and even played 93 games for that country before moving to the United States, he said after their season-ending loss to England on Sunday.
"I mean there are probably a lot of areas where we need to improve. We're still a partner nation, growing, trying to get a bigger pool of players. Getting through the Super 8s was obviously a historic occasion for the United States," he said. aggregate.
Asked to explain America's loss of momentum after a galvanizing run in the league, Anderson said it was a case of the 'Big Boys' raising their game when necessary against a largely rookie team.
"The last two games just haven't gotten to that level, but that's what happens in the Super 8 competition: the bigger guys are really starting to come through and they're hitting their stride right at the end of this competition." he said.
"We don't play these big teams often or at all. So anything we can play against these guys is hugely valuable. It's probably a little raw right now, obviously, but yeah, there's a lot of learnings from that," he added.
Anderson, 33, is just one of the talents acquired by the United States.
The team is made up of players of Antillean, Indian and Pakistani origin.
One of his best players was Indian-origin pacer Saurabh Netravalkar, who is a full-time software engineer at Oracle.
Anderson said there is understandable disappointment in camp right now, but there is also a feeling of accomplishment.
"...they are disappointed. They are hurt. I am hurt. Your pride is always at stake when you play these games and you never want to lose or have performances like that," he said referring to the 10-wicket loss to England here.
"But again, it's also about looking at the bigger picture. If we're a team and we're starting out for the first time and we're starting to be disappointed with how we played against these great teams and knowing that we can do better, that's a big deal. chance". great sign because it means we can give more," he explained.
Anderson did not commit any major hits during the season and acknowledged that he hurt the team by being among the most experienced in the lineup.
"My performance has been mediocre at what I expected. I think as a team we did a fantastic job to get to where we were and we had different guys stepping up at different times.
"Unfortunately, I couldn't step in and help when the wheels were probably falling off a little bit. I needed to play better than I did and there were probably opportunities I missed," he said.
The United States were eliminated after losing their Super 8 matches against South Africa, the West Indies and England.
This was after a reasonably good run in the group league matches, during which they beat Pakistan and gave India a scare.
"I mean, really the sky's the limit... in recent years there's always been rumors about what's happening in America with cricket... hopefully in the years to come we can grow that as well," Anderson said, who is from New York. Zealand and even played 93 games for that country before moving to the United States, he said after their season-ending loss to England on Sunday.
"I mean there are probably a lot of areas where we need to improve. We're still a partner nation, growing, trying to get a bigger pool of players. Getting through the Super 8s was obviously a historic occasion for the United States," he said. aggregate.
Asked to explain America's loss of momentum after a galvanizing run in the league, Anderson said it was a case of the 'Big Boys' raising their game when necessary against a largely rookie team.
"The last two games just haven't gotten to that level, but that's what happens in the Super 8 competition: the bigger guys are really starting to come through and they're hitting their stride right at the end of this competition." he said.
"We don't play these big teams often or at all. So anything we can play against these guys is hugely valuable. It's probably a little raw right now, obviously, but yeah, there's a lot of learnings from that," he added.
Anderson, 33, is just one of the talents acquired by the United States.
The team is made up of players of Antillean, Indian and Pakistani origin.
One of his best players was Indian-origin pacer Saurabh Netravalkar, who is a full-time software engineer at Oracle.
Anderson said there is understandable disappointment in camp right now, but there is also a feeling of accomplishment.
"...they are disappointed. They are hurt. I am hurt. Your pride is always at stake when you play these games and you never want to lose or have performances like that," he said referring to the 10-wicket loss to England here.
"But again, it's also about looking at the bigger picture. If we're a team and we're starting out for the first time and we're starting to be disappointed with how we played against these great teams and knowing that we can do better, that's a big deal. chance". great sign because it means we can give more," he explained.
Anderson did not commit any major hits during the season and acknowledged that he hurt the team by being among the most experienced in the lineup.
"My performance has been mediocre at what I expected. I think as a team we did a fantastic job to get to where we were and we had different guys stepping up at different times.
"Unfortunately, I couldn't step in and help when the wheels were probably falling off a little bit. I needed to play better than I did and there were probably opportunities I missed," he said.
