The U.S. Cricket Team is Here to Stay
A group of dreamers and part-timers beat some of the world’s best. We asked them how they did it.
In the Oscar-nominated Lagaan (2001), after playing for days, ceding over 300 runs, and losing their best batters, a group of villagers who had never played a cricket match finally beat their far more experienced English opponents in a harrowing game. David had triumphed over Goliath. On June 6, 2024, life mirrored art when a team of mostly part-time cricketers, many on H-1B visas, emerged victorious against cricket powerhouse Pakistan.
After the game, Indian actor Boman Irani even asked, “Who are these guys?”
They’re Team USA, and they’re not going anywhere anytime soon.