Brian Lerer on WNYC.

So did you all know that the World Cup is happening right now, and including right here in New York?

No, not that World Cup.

The Cricket World Cup. For many New Yorkers among us,

with roots and countries around the world, this is their sport if you didn't already know,

and if this doesn't include you yourself, and this is a very big deal that it's here. So the

month of June is shaping up to be a huge month for cricket in the

United States. Well, no surprise there. He was always going to finish it. He was always going to

finish it with a slog sweep. He ends up with 10-6s. He ends up as a hero of American cricket.

All right, a little cricket play-by-play. If you've never heard that before, that was the

conclusion of the opening match of the 2024 T20 World Cup. This is the first major cricket tournament

on U.S. soil ever happening right now. What we heard was

a moment from the opening match that was June 1st between the U.S. and Canada. So let's open the

phones for cricket players, cricket enthusiasts, and tell everybody else what this means for a sport

that may just be starting to get the recognition that it's due here in this country at all.

There are major matches scheduled for Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, 212, 433, WNYC, 212, 433, 9692.

Explain cricket, or just a little piece of cricket to other listeners if you're

cricket player, cricket fanatic, 212, 433-962 as the World Cup is taking place here as well as in

Dallas. The U.S. plays Pakistan in Dallas today, and Guyana and Barbados. And as

your calls are coming in, joining me now is a Cricket Hall of Famer, John Aaron, self-styled servant

of cricket. He was manager of the USA Women's National Under 19 and Senior Women's

Cricket Teams, and he's an adjunct lecturer of business at the King's. Women's National Under 19 and senior women's cricket teams.

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