PM Narendra Modi Praises US Cricket Staff’s T20 World Cup Efficiency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efficiency of the United States males’s cricket staff through the ICC T20 World Cup held within the United States and West Indies this yr. PM Modi was addressing an Indian diaspora occasion on the Nassau Coliseum in New York. “Some days back here, the T20 World Cup took place. The USA team played so well in that competition. That team had so many Indian people who are living here and their contributions were witnessed by the whole world.”

During the T20 WC 2024 held from June 1 to June 29 this yr, the USA hosted a complete of 16 matches, with matches happening in New York’s Nassau County Stadium, together with the competition between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, Texas’s Grand Prairie Stadium and Florida’s Central Broward Park.

USA delivered a wonderful efficiency within the event, ending second in Group Stages with two wins and a loss. This included a win in Super Over over Pakistan in a thriller. They additionally gave a troublesome battle to India whereas defending a small complete of 111 runs on a tough floor.

Later in Super Eights, the USA misplaced all their three matches, however gave a very good battle to finalists South Africa and misplaced by 18 runs whereas chasing 195. This was USA’s first World Cup look throughout 20 and 50 over codecs.

Some large performers within the event for the USA included gamers who represented India in U19 stage cricket. Saurabh Netravalkar took six wickets, together with prized wickets of Indian stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Rizwan and South African captain Aiden Markram.

Indian U19 bowler Harmeet Singh, who performed the 2012 U19 WC for India and performed home cricket for Mumbai, additionally performed for the USA, taking 4 wickets and scoring 69 runs in 4 innings.

USA captain Monank Patel additionally scored a vital half-century towards Pakistan, taking his staff to 159/3.

India received the event ending their ICC trophy drought after 11 years.

PM Modi arrived in New York within the second leg of his three-day go to to the United States. He attended Quad Summit on Saturday and had bilateral conferences with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japan PM Fumio Kishida.

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