Somasegar told GeekWire that he hopes Seattle fans who root for traditionally American sports are as excited as he is about his beloved game coming to the area. The season will run from July 13-30, culminating in a championship match. (Microsoft Photo)Īn inaugural MLC season draft will take place this Sunday at Space Center Houston and the league’s inaugural match will be on July 13 at Grand Prairie Stadium near Dallas. He’s more of a fan now, but will still take to the pitch for some fun. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, one of the investors in the Seattle Orcas, was a competitive cricket player growing up on Inda’s Deccan Plateu. Microsoft, meanwhile, is building a world-class cricket pitch in the middle of its new campus in Redmond. The King County Council passed a motion of support for the development in February 2022. The facility would host up to 6,000 people. The team, MLC and others in the cricket community have been working to get a 20-acre cricket grounds approved for Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash., east of Seattle. Seattle will not host any matches during the 2023 season, as the Orcas need a suitable facility in which to play. The Orcas are partnering with the Delhi Capitals, a leading franchise in the Indian Premier League and one of the top T20 cricket franchises in the world, to help build the Orcas roster for the inaugural season. Major League Cricket is sanctioned by USA Cricket, and will feature world-class players competing in Twenty20 cricket, a shortened format in which a typical game is completed in about 2 1/2 hours. The Seattle Thunderbolts, one of 26 Minor League Cricket teams, got off the ground in 2021, backed by tech veterans. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser)Īs GeekWire reported in 2019, there are now numerous academies and teams developing young cricket players - predominantly because of their parents who work in tech. Young cricket players use a soccer field as a cricket pitch at Perrigo Park in Redmond, Wash. As the industry has boomed with companies such as Microsoft, cricket has taken off as well.
The enthusiasm among Indians and others from cricket-playing nations translates to the Seattle area, where many have come to work in tech.
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