T20 World Cup in US going to be landmark event: India's Consul General in New York Pradhan
T20 World Cup in the US is a "landmark event" and there is huge excitement among the diaspora as well as across America, India's envoy here said emphasising that the tournament is playing a «very significant role» in bringing cricket to the country's mainstream and will further contribute towards the bilateral people-to-people relationship.
«This is the first time we are having a (cricket) World Cup being played on US soil. There is huge excitement, not only among the Indian diaspora members but even in the United States,» Consul General of India in New York Binaya Srikanta Pradhan told PTI here in an exclusive conversation ahead of the much-anticipated tournament.
He said American congressmen, senators, elected representatives are talking about the T20 Cricket World Cup being held in the US.
The T20 World Cup is being jointly hosted by the USA and the West Indies from June 2 to June 29. The Indian cricket team, which has departed India for New York, will begin its campaign against Ireland on June 5 at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9, followed by matches against co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15) in their Group A matches.
India had won the inaugural edition way back in 2007 in South Africa.
«I am sure this is going to be a landmark event,» Pradhan said. "Team India represents India in more than one way. There is huge excitement, not only in the community, but even in the Indian Consulate," Pradhan said, adding
