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getcricketnews|13-03-2024
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 13, 2024) -The cricket fever is in the air in the United States of America as the second season of the Major League Cricket is set to be held in July this year.
Superstars Rashid Khan (MI New York), Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings), Marco Jansen (Washington Freedom), Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas), Haris Rauf (San Francisco Unicorns) and Sunil Narine (LA Knight Riders) are all set to return for the exciting second season. MLC's debut season in 2023 transformed the landscape of American cricket, bringing world class domestic T20 action to the United States for the first time with most of the matches played in front of sold-out crowds in Texas and North Carolina. Dozens of the world's best cricketers competed alongside the nation's top domestic talent across 19 matches. MI New York claimed the inaugural championship crown, defeating the Seattle Orcas in the championship final on July 30 at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium. MLC 2024: Rashid, Klaasen, Pooran, Boult among 23 overseas retentions Major League Cricket will return for its second season this summer, kicking-off on July 4 and again bringing the world's best cricketers to the United States formultiple weeksofhigh-adrenalineT20 cricketaction. "Major League Cricket is thrilled to welcome Cognizant as our title sponsor, starting withseason two of MLC this summer," said Vijay Srinivasan, co-founder, Major LeagueCricket. "This multi-year partnership will help enable the continued growth of MLC andcricket in America as this new era in the United States for the world's second-largestsportcontinuestobloom." "Cognizant is excited to support Major League Cricket's vision, inspiring the nextgeneration of cricket players," said Ravi Kumar S, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant."Our extended relationship with MLC will help us create deeper connections with ourclients and associates, while giving back to the communities where we work and playthrough outreach and education to help invite historically excluded groups into sportsandtechnology." The 2024 MLC season will include matches returning to Grand Prairie Cricket Stadiumin Grand Prairie, TX and at additional venues to be named later. More details on the2024season willbeannounced soon.