DC's Major League Cricket Team Prepares for Inaugural Season | NBC4 Washington
A new sports team is getting ready to represent the D.C. area: The Washington Freedom will take to the pitch this summer in the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket. The sport attracts billions of fans, many from Asia and around the world. News4’s Eun Yang reports on what the Freedom’s owner hopes to accomplish in the coming years. Produced and edited by Arun Raman.
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I have been a lifelong baseball fan and was exposed to cricket during a 9 week stay in Australia. There definitely is potential for cricket to find some level of popularity in the USA, because of exposure by TV and internet and immigration from cricket playing countries to North America. I do not think it will ever overtake baseball here, but I do think it will find a niche as rugby is starting to do. It is a really good game and it has a future in North America.
@BharathKumar-ox4fx
Жыл бұрын
If you can bring aussies and indians on to the pitch... It won't be just cricket..it will be a war....
@praneethkeerthi
Жыл бұрын
one of the first tightly contested and watched Rivalry in the cricketing world were USA VS CANADA and I hope cricket in NA will bring back that Rivalry
@中共戰士萬歲
Жыл бұрын
@@BharathKumar-ox4fx Afghanistan vs US will also be war 😂
@kbjovihch87yc8yf
Жыл бұрын
If it's not gonna overtake baseball it's ur loss guys Cricket is what baseball was based on Just like American football was based on rugby So if u guys knew better u would shift focus to sports that are played by more than one country !😂
@manpt123
Жыл бұрын
In few years, there will be no baseball aka baby game in usa. When men will figured out the game cricket they will come to play it for sure
USA will co-host 2024 T20 World Cup so this league will be huge
@workproductivity6223
Жыл бұрын
it will never get big...mark my words...😆😆😆
@TheHiltonblake
Жыл бұрын
Oh, wow!.. I didn't know that the US is co-hosting!.. Very exciting!..
@ashish-zr4ot
Жыл бұрын
No it's over rights hv revoked
@Non-stopAviation
Жыл бұрын
@@workproductivity6223tu nalla hai to sab thori nalle honge 😂😂
@soragaming3653
Жыл бұрын
@@workproductivity6223 Don't worry it is only only indian Americans 😂😂😂 and mark my words it will be successful because due indians and Pakistanis populations in USA it successful believe me for example : asia cup in UAE there is no fan following in UAE but it is successful due to indian and Pakistani people living and working in UAE same thing will be in USA to 😂😂😂lol
Cricket is one of the most entertaining sport especially t-20 format. 🔥
De Kock, Finch, Stoinis, Plunkett, Nortje, Mitch Marsh... some talented players getting things rolling! Let's hope its legacy is more MLS than NASL.
I think cricket in usa can trigger something big . I mean carribbean players can move there to play for usa as they have dispute over pay from their own board . So is same case with south Asian countries .
@quagmire4412
Жыл бұрын
Same imagine so many Pakistanis going to usa to play cricket and they already have viewers here .
@mohann2289
Жыл бұрын
But Pakistanis are good here, may be for wi
@alani3992
Жыл бұрын
The game is shrinking to 3 countries & expats. Around 20 years ago was the peak of Cricket in terms of geographic quality spread.
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
Only indian and pakistani immigrants cares about cricket in USA 😆😆😆
@quagmire4412
Жыл бұрын
@@pastormartinsempai6371 indian and Pakistani population is roughly 5-5.5 million . Thats just a little bit less than Uk population .🧐
There's a logic behind IPL franchises owning teams all round the world. They want to protect their interest in India. They want India and IPL to remain as the biggest market in Cricket. So they own all the teams and make it a controlled growth and always beneath the India level.
@Dzion5050
Жыл бұрын
Ghanta , the truth is no other franchise outside India have no guts to take challenges , and only Indian franchise have the big money flow to take teams compared to other countries franchise
@alani3992
Жыл бұрын
Its mainly due to over-population. Considering that, bcci always under-performs.
As a lifelong cricket fan, I want cricket to grow all around the world.
*CRICKET AND FOOTBALL ARE THE BEST GAMES*
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
Don't compare football with shitket💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩 😄😄😄😄😄
Why am i excited i don't know😂Maybe because the more global it gets the more proud i feel though I have no involvement in cricket whatsoever
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
Only indian immigrants cares about this league 🤣🤣🤣real Americans doesn't even know what cricket is😅😅😅😅
@Adarshhh_17
Жыл бұрын
Same😂
@Adarshhh_17
Жыл бұрын
Btw are u from America
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
@@Adarshhh_17 he is from bihar🤣🤣🤣
@Adarshhh_17
Жыл бұрын
@@pastormartinsempai6371 oh 😂 but how u know
Fantastic! will be exciting to see how MLC is received,.plays out in U S of A thanks for this video 👍🏻
Mi,kkr and csk are also there three indian owners 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@Dzion5050
Жыл бұрын
DC owner is also Indian
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
Because only indians cares about this boring sport 🤣🤣🤣🤣
USA 🇺🇸 is starting their own Major League cricket (MLC) this july - July 2023 and all the teams except one are owned by the different IPL (Indian Premier League) team owners and thus will have a similar sounding name and jerseys. It would be played in a 20-overs each side (T-20) format and the game will last usually around 3-4 hours. Believe it or not, USA 🇺🇸 is going to be the next biggest thing in world cricket 🏏 and per forecasts, USA could be one of the most challenging and competitive team in the next 15-20 years. So, WATCH OUT FOR MLC in the USA 🇺🇸 and attend those matches to get yourself familiar and be one of the early adopters of the game as a fan in the USA.
@sandeep_reddy22
Жыл бұрын
Lol.. Nashedi ganjedi of cricket.. Koli must be ur god
@SagarAbhishek
Жыл бұрын
@@sandeep_reddy22 Chup bhencho d nalle berozgar. Tere se tera opinion pucha kisi ne? Ja jake baap ke paiso se bharaye free internet ko chhod kar kuch kaam dhandha kar aur 2 paise kama. Nalla.
Keep it up great work
Love for the game
Watch out Baseball, here comes Cricket, a Gentleman's Sport.
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
Only jobless indians cares about shitket💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So proud !!!
Cricket on an american channel? Rare occasion 🏏
Good lucks ❤
I am so excited already 😆 😍
In summary, It's just the American version of INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 😂😂 Couldn't stop smiling after seeing Mumbai Indians as NY, Chennai Super Kings as Texas SK, KKR as LAKR
When will this start and on which channel will they broadcast it??
Very excited!! 🔥
Let's go USA ❤
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
More like let's go indian immigrants 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It wont work till there is cricket culture. It will take time. 🙏👍🇮🇳
First lesson... Cricket has laws not rules...
@souravpaul2179
Жыл бұрын
😐😐😐
@MihirK007
Жыл бұрын
Umm no? Law is something that carries legal penalties... Do you go to jail if you violate cricket rule 😂😂
@ChoCoMoCo69
Жыл бұрын
@@MihirK007 penalties are there like free runs(points) for opponents or deduction in their score. You even can sent out for not following the rules. But it's rare.
@areebsiddiqui758
Жыл бұрын
@@MihirK007 You don't necessarily have to go to jail if you break a law. The punishment for breaking a law can be any sort of a penalty, not necessarily prison time. You won't go to prison for going over the speed limit but you're still breaking a law.
@MihirK007
Жыл бұрын
@@ChoCoMoCo69 so it's a rule with punishment.. that's what I was trying to say. Originally the comment said it has laws that's why
Why wouldn't this MLC put a team or multiple teams in Florida. It makes no sense. Most cricket fans live in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. MLC is all over the place. Wish the league luck but if it's not successful they can point to not having teams in Florida.
@cricketexplained8526
Жыл бұрын
The league will expand over time. I'd think an FL franchise will come at some point.
Money make it happen Good luck
He is trying to become Lalit Modi of US lol
90% of players will be Asian immigrants. It will almost be like watching IPL in United States context..with mostly South Asian players with few foreign white or black players😂
@satanicmc
Жыл бұрын
So what bro
@alani3992
Жыл бұрын
In the US they know more about even croquet, than cricket.
@north_indian_pajeet_rendian_mc
Жыл бұрын
@@satanicmc so just f*** immigrant teams. We need natives.
@sayedsadnamsakey9140
Жыл бұрын
Not a single Indian player will play there.Very few Pakistani player.Mostly from UK South Africa, Australia,New Zealand and West Indies
@north_indian_pajeet_rendian_mc
Жыл бұрын
@@sayedsadnamsakey9140 wtf you're defending kiriket? Bl**dy south asian.
Would love to join
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I hope we see diaspora in usa league.. because it won't be fun watching South Asian competing eachother lol ... .. it would be fun to see white American or black American to hold a bat and hit the bowl out of the park. .. Let's see how this games shape in usa
@manjunathdanavadi3573
Жыл бұрын
It will be very difficult to make it happen. American Football, Baseball and Basketball attract all the talents in school. Even Soccer is struggling to get a grip there. For cricket to get that young American talent is a long shot.
@alani3992
Жыл бұрын
Never seen a mainstream American even hit a cover-drive.
@surajshukla6813
Жыл бұрын
@@manjunathdanavadi3573 that's why i am not hopping too much from American league because we have own league and their are far players who compete in that tournament... And all had made huge name in sports and international cricket... But we hope for the best ... It might take some time for Americans to understand beauty of cricket before it far more different experience than the baseball game
@surajshukla6813
Жыл бұрын
@@alani3992 i hope they are really scouting for some good talent in their country because i have they can do it if they want to. ....
USA has very good weather (like England) to play cricket......
@theamesavenue9834
Жыл бұрын
USA has a very good weather (unlike England) to play cricket… 🤷♂️
The first international cricket match was between USA and Canada in 1844.
If you do not have American born cricketers you will not go very far. Spectators like to watch their own. People from overseas tend to alienate the local population.
@potatocurry4474
Жыл бұрын
Lol people watch EPL and La Liga around the world where there is not a single player from the country
@cricketexplained8526
Жыл бұрын
For that to happen time is needed.
@soragaming3653
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry it is only only indian Americans 😂😂😂 and mark my words it will be successful because due indians and Pakistanis populations in USA it successful believe me for example : asia cup in UAE there is no fan following in UAE but it is successful due to indian and Pakistani people living and working in UAE same thing will be in USA to 😂😂😂lol
@hitnailhalfway2485
Жыл бұрын
@@potatocurry4474 are you seriously comparing a truly global sport to a game which is played by like 15 countries? and only 12 of then are full members 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@potatocurry4474
Жыл бұрын
@@hitnailhalfway2485 When did I compare? I was comparing the logic he used. If you understand a sport you can follow it passionately even though your nation doesn’t play it. Use your brain before commenting
its of course fun game but it should be promote as THE GENTLEMEN'S GAME
cricket and baseball are no about overtakin each other
For any americans you Better be goung for Australia tomorrow...
Don't worry it is only indian Americans 😂😂😂 and mark my words it will be successful because due indians and Pakistanis populations in USA it successful believe me for example : asia cup in UAE there is no fan following in UAE but it is successful due to indian and Pakistani people living and working in UAE same thing will be in USA to 😂😂😂lol
@lovesgucci1
Жыл бұрын
It’s Indian immigrants. Indian Americans grew up playing & watching 🏈⚾️⚽️
@soragaming3653
Жыл бұрын
@@lovesgucci1 Americans don't anything about values but why do Indian Americans know values they are born in the USA right huh ❔
Can't wait to see an American cricket team with no native American.
@rockypandey4226
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 Maybe you should try your hands with it !! If you can make it to the team
@highestintheroom7990
Жыл бұрын
You are not native either. Shut the fuck up. White people also came from outside i.e. Europe.
@pastormartinsempai6371
Жыл бұрын
The leagues name should be IML(Indian Immigrants League) not MLC 😂😂😂
@highestintheroom7990
Жыл бұрын
@@pastormartinsempai6371 All American sports should be named European immigrants league. What a clownish Pastor.
@twatinahatsmith7428
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, if you want to promote a sport, then you need a good standard of players, to show the best the sport can be. Not something substandard. I am from the UK and the IPL is the best league in the world. Very few British players, but watching top class cricket is what it is all about. Yes it's a shame that only 7 American born players are involved. But you will see that improve if it proves popular and more take it up.
I love Yanks. They sacrificed so many to save my country. I'll never let them forget that. But could they find the time to truly appreciate a 5 day, cricket test match?
@cricketexplained8526
Жыл бұрын
They won't need to because this is a T20 (3-hour format) league.
American version of European cricket
Cricket will not be popular in usa until it will be played by native americans
If MLC picks up, MLB will go down. It would take a while, but it would happend
Nah. Not second most popular sport in the world and more. /
But they have to influence the locals u can't just put on eleven indians and build ur national team like that 🤣...have seen it, they do have a national team and all of them r basically rejected desis.
Nah without indian players its nothing and india will not release its players
American team full of indian americans not at all exciting
@abhijeetkumar2204
Жыл бұрын
Football is full of African players 😂
@littlesparrow5818
Жыл бұрын
I think most are American born citizen. So don't worry
@workproductivity6223
Жыл бұрын
@@littlesparrow5818 no they are not...in field hockey yes you will see american or canadian born punjabi sikhs so that make sense but not in cricket...
@littlesparrow5818
Жыл бұрын
@@workproductivity6223 there is no term like Canadian born Punjabi sikh . Simply india sikh '
@Kobebryant5947
Жыл бұрын
@@littlesparrow5818 I’m Born in Canada I’m 30 years old and I can tell you that Canadian Sikhs are a real thing. The first Indian sikhs came to this part of the world in world war 1 the Sikh regiment and settled here. Some of them are 5th generation means their mom daddi grand daddi and her mom are born here. There’s nothing Indian about them besides the culture languages and food and ofcourse the desi looks
Yeh v flop hoga, International T20 league k jaise...
"Its the 2nd most popular sport on Earth" Yeah because there's like 2 billion people living in Indian subcontinent who watch Cricket
@RavarsenBlogspot
Жыл бұрын
Does it make it any less?
@kedrprao
Жыл бұрын
@@RavarsenBlogspot Yes, absolutely it does. How many different types of cultures does Cricket influence? There's hardly 8 countries that play this sport at top level. No one cares about Cricket besides commonwealth countries. Also, once this Major League Cricket takes off in USA, do you really think true born Americans are gonna participate in that or take interest in Cricket? Absolutely not.
@kedrprao
Жыл бұрын
@@RavarsenBlogspot What happened buddy? No comeback for a factual point?? lol
@marknewbold2583
Жыл бұрын
@@kedrprao many different cultures. Stick to your primary school games
@krisha8262
Жыл бұрын
@@kedrprao cricket total fans 2.6 billion Indian population 1.4 billion,there are still 100 crore fans that are not indian
The idea of taking sports advice from Indians would be absurd to most Americans.
@karthikadevi6012
Жыл бұрын
Why do u think so?
@rajivmurkejee7498
Жыл бұрын
@@karthikadevi6012 Indians - and there are 1.4 billion of them-are the most unathletic people on earth (if we are honest)
@arpitshivhare217
Жыл бұрын
@@rajivmurkejee7498 lol nice joke
@sayedsadnamsakey9140
Жыл бұрын
Because American sports are all shitty.
Waste of time in america 😂😂
Cricket in America 👎
back in india i am a super kings fan so go texas
Imposing a personal hobby on your immigrant nation is terrible. Why don’t they adopt baseball and Indian Americans to play that sport? Baseball is a much more advanced sport.
@hotchoc4uonly
Жыл бұрын
Are you serious? 😂
@MrAyansaha
Жыл бұрын
You forgot how Indians learnt Cricket😂😂
@galinor7
Жыл бұрын
Great sport. This is gonna be blast.
@cricketexplained8526
Жыл бұрын
And how did baseball get to Japan and Korea?
@marknewbold2583
Жыл бұрын
Oh I need a glove to catch a ball
Fun fact...... All the cricketers in USA are South Asian......no American are there to play😂
Maybe one day Americans will realise what baseball was based on and give it the desrved response!
@marknewbold2583
Жыл бұрын
Rounders?
@kbjovihch87yc8yf
Жыл бұрын
@@VedJoshi.. exactly my point
@kbjovihch87yc8yf
Жыл бұрын
@@marknewbold2583 rounders was prob based on cricket then The game is the oldest among popular and global sports.. Been around from 1600s
Immigrants 😂
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