Cricket might become the new football, guys.
The Texas Super Kings' Cody Chetty makes a diving catch for the ball during Thursday's league opener.Imagine that you're playing on a professional sports team on the opening day of the season. The first game is the one that will set the tone for the rest of the season. Now imagine that this first game is the first event for the whole league, and there's a sold-out crowd. The pressure has to be tremendous.
The Texas Super Kings faced that scenario on Thursday at the new cricket oval in Grand Prairie for its season-opening, 69-run win against the Los Angeles Knight Riders. The fans who filled the former home of the Texas AirHogs baseball team to capacity on Thursday will have 10 more chances to root for the home team now that the first official Major League Cricket season is underway. According to the league, six of those games are sold out already.
in our backyard, you'd have to a hard time hanging on to that argument if you went to Thursday night's match. The stands were packed and decorated with yellow flags carrying the Super Kings lion logo as fans raised some hell to support their team on the pitch. These fans are invested in their teams and in the game, making for some dramatic tension and inspired celebrations.
Late in the game, bowler Gerald Coetzee caught the Knight Riders off guard with a superb hit wicket in a matter of a second. The wicket and the poles lit up like fireworks as the wicket launched to the other end of the oval and the crowd roared. It was followed with fireworks that punctuated the achievement. If my head was turned in the other direction, there was no chance to catch it in action. Cricket demands your attention, and you can get lost in the action.
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