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Posted by asifsarfraz on (November 24 2008, 18:08 PM GMT)

ECB sound desperate to keep up with whats going on with the world of cricket. Look at the stanford fiasco! Do Americans even know what cricket is?

Posted by redneck on (November 24 2008, 01:32 AM GMT)

cricket in the usa??? might be enough of a market for it but you may well need expats of india, pakistan, england, south africa, austrlaia and the caribean all to turn out and support it! as mentioned in another post canada would probably make more sense! maybe leave it to allan stanford to break into the american market as he is already spending money on re search

Posted by Kawal on (November 21 2008, 17:08 PM GMT)

How long will it take for the Cricket World Administrators to realize that the cricket in the U.S. will die if it is not nurtured? If let alone it will continue in its obscure club level development. The amount of cricket being played in America has been on the rise since the late eighties but the standards have been going down since also. If we fail to put a team on the international circuit soon, we are sure to loose the interest of the next generation cricketers. Let's take a step back and analyze the current situation outside the cricket world. In the case of a family unable to provide the adequate care for a child The State will step in after giving the parent/guardian sufficient time to rectify the problem. The cricket administrators have had enough time and have failed. It really does not take a genius to see that cricket in the U.S. has been raped/beaten/mutilated and left to die and needs the Cricket World Administrators to step in and provide some sort of aid.

Posted by WeirdBeard on (November 21 2008, 16:55 PM GMT)

I agree 100% with Howzzat07! USA has no interest in anything that they cannot win every time. Cricket, with it's advanced rules and mathematical statistics, is far too advanced for the mind-set of most Americans. USA already has baseball, give the cricket team to Canada; a Commonwealth nation, a nation with a very large sub-continent population, and a nation with far less racism and terrorism. New York may have a large population, and they do have far too many dollars and not enough sense - they may be willing to sink millions of dollars into a cricket franchise, provided you change the sport from 'cricket' to 'american cricket' - however, don't bank on a large fan base. New York already has 3 NHL hockey teams, 2 NFL football teams, 2 MLB baseball teams, 2 minor league baseball franchises, 1 NBA team, 1 WNBA team, as well as several other lacrosse, rugby, and Arena Football franchises. I find it hard to believe that you'll fill the ground full of fans for an 'Un-American' sport

Posted by adam_clone on (November 21 2008, 16:45 PM GMT)

Hmm, this is an interesting idea! Though an insignificant being, I have always been deriving happiness out of watching good progress in Ireland and the other associate nations. It sure is disappointing to see how cricket is dying in Kenya and Zim. They were getting so good until a few years back. The USA has always been a tough market to get into. But the "Wham bam, thank you ma'm" style of Twenty20 is surely the best way to give it a try ! That is what American sports is all about, if you really delve into it, be it Football, Baseball or even Ice Hockey. Hell, they want action topped with 10% drama and no room for philanthropy. Of course, you wont see it happening in a year or two. But if ECB is able to get together a good structure in place in a frame of 5 to 10 years, with a few professionals and coaches, then that is some achievement. There is no reason why one should worry about the big picture to start with already ! Let ECB start with the basics first.

Posted by Kunal-Talgeri on (November 21 2008, 16:09 PM GMT)

If non-residential Indians (NRIs) in the US were the target group, a move of this nature would have been inspired. But the ECB has no major Indian player(s) to draw NRIs, nor are the English cricketers adept at 20-20 cricket. It's hard to figure what folly the ECB is about to commit here. The NRI crowd should evince Lalit Modi's interest though.

Posted by Howzzat07 on (November 21 2008, 11:32 AM GMT)

This is a horrible move going to the United States. Americans really don't care about cricket. You just have to look at ice hockey. Football is king and baseball is the understudy. Hockey doesn't even register a blip on the screen. Heck, the National Hockey League's TV deal is on the Outdoor Living Channel. If you want to expand to North American go to Toronto. I went to the Al Barabak 20/20 series in October and there were 40,000 during the four-day tournament. Canada is a more culturally diverse country and so-called non-traditional sports such as cricket are more welcome here than south of the border.

Posted by hermithead on (November 21 2008, 09:25 AM GMT)

Yes, Yes, Yes! This is a brilliant move by the ECB. I'd still like to see the EPL as a qualifier to the Champions League though and the winner of the Stanford 2020 in place of a Stanford XI otherwise it just takes alot of the meaning out of the tournament. Anyway go the New York Yorkers!