After dream start, MLC stars Netravalkar, Patel aim to continue USA's run

Team USA has made history by advancing to the Super 8 stage of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 for the first time decided by a washout in Broward County The USrsquos advancement ahead of cricketing powerhouse Pakistan has made shockwaves around the globe and is rallying Americans to get behind their national teamTeam USA has captured the worlds attention as the host nation making its debut in the World Cup They convincingly defeated Canada in the opening game They emerged victorious against Pakistan in a thrilling superover which put the team in a position to finish second in Group A of the marquee eventCognizant Major League Cricket players who are part of Team USA are Ali Khan Nitish Kumar and Shadley Van Schalkwyk Los Angeles Knight Riders Steven Taylor Nosthush Kenjige Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir MI New York Corey Anderson San Francisco Unicorns Harmeet Singh Seattle Orcas Milind Kumar Texas Super Kings Andries Gous Saurabh Netravalkar and Yasir Mohammad Washington FreedomWith the USA set to face South Africa West Indies and England in Group 2 of the Super 8 round Cognizant Major League Cricketrsquos Chief Executive Vijay Srinivasan said the advancement of the team to the next stage of the home world cup is an incredible achievementAlso ReadT20 World Cup 2024 Trent a great servant of our game and the world game WilliamsonldquoCongratulations to Team USA who in their firstever World Cup appearance gave us three thrilling matches of cricket against the worldrsquos best teams and earned their position in the Super 8This is a historic moment for the sport especially for our players from Major League Cricket who are representing the USA We hope that this inspires boys and girls around the country to pick up a bat and ball this summer and encourages sports fans to attend an MLC game or tune into the broadcastldquoThe USArsquos advancement to the Super 8 means theyrsquoll automatically qualify for the 2026 ICC Menrsquos T20 World Cup providing Major League Cricket with a strong platform for continued growthrdquoMLCrsquos six teams Los Angeles Knight Riders MI New York San Francisco Unicorns Seattle Orcas Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom boast some of the worldrsquos best international and domestic talent who are readying to represent their respective countries in the World CupAll 47 MLC players who have featured in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup listed by teamLos Angeles Knight RidersAli Khan ndash USANitish Kumar ndash USAShadley Van Schalkwyk ndash USAAndre Russell ndash WIShakib Al Hasan ndash BangladeshDavid Miller South AfricaJosh Little IrelandMI New YorkSteven Taylor ndash USANosthush Kenjige ndash USAMonank Patel ndash USAShayan Jahangir ndash USATim David ndash AustraliaNicholas Pooran West IndiesRashid Khan ndash AfghanistanKagiso Rabada South AfricaTrent Boult New ZealandAnrich Nortje South AfricaRomario Shepherd West IndiesSan Francisco UnicornsCorey Anderson ndash USAMatt Henry New ZealandJosh Inglis ndash AustraliaSherfane Rutherford West IndiesHaris Rauf PakistanPat Cummins AustraliaSeattle OrcasHarmeet Singh ndash USAQuinton de Kock South AfricaHeinrich Klaasen South AfricaMichael Bracewell New ZealandRyan Rickelton South AfricaObed McCoy West IndiesImad Wasim PakistanTexas Super KingsMilind Kumar ndash USAMitchell Santner New ZealandDevon Conway New ZealandAiden Markram South AfricaDaryl Mitchell New ZealandNaveenulHaq ndash AfghanistanMarcus Stoinis AustraliaWashington FreedomAndries Gous ndash USASaurabh Netralvakar ndash USAYasir Mohammad ndash USAMarco Jansen South AfricaAkeal Hosein West IndiesGlenn Maxwell ndash AustraliaTravis Head ndash AustraliaLockie Ferguson New ZealandRachin Ravindra New ZealandMLC has already revolutionized the cricket landscape in the USA The inaugural 2023 season was a huge success with soldout matches garnering millions of viewers worldwide This set the momentum for the upcoming T20 World Cup and the MLCrsquos second season which kicks off July 5This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever