The Shah Rukh Khan-owned Knight Riders Group (KRG) and USA’s Main League Cricket T2O (MLC) have joined forces to construct a ten,000-capacity cricket stadium within the metropolis of Irvine in Southern California, about 40 miles away from Los Angeles. The initiative has been taken conserving the 2028 Olympics in thoughts as cricket might function within the multi-sport event, which is to be held six years down the road.
The cricket venue will likely be constructed on a 15-acre land and the official announcement of the identical was made on Friday (April 29). Notably, USA cricket has taken regular strides in recent times with gamers from India, Pakistan and different nations migrating to America. Furthermore, MLC, as per their contract with USA Cricket, will ship six world-class cricket stadiums apart from conducting the nation’s flagship T20 occasion, which will likely be performed in 2023.
Shah Rukh Khan goals to ascertain Knight Riders as a world model in T20 cricket
In the meantime, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan opened up about his imaginative and prescient of creating Knight Riders as a world model. “Our funding in MLC in America relies on our perception within the thrilling way forward for cricket within the USA and is well-aligned to our technique of creating Knight Riders as a world model in T20 cricket,” KRG co-owner Shah Rukh Khan mentioned in a press release.
Notably, KRG are the house owners of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders of CPL. “Plans to construct a world class cricket stadium within the better Los Angeles space is thrilling for us and MLC. This can little question have a transformational impression on one of many world’s most iconic metropolitan areas,” added the veteran actor.
In the meantime, MLC are additionally decided to play a component within the progress of USA cricket. “MLC is dedicated to constructing excellent infrastructure for cricket in key markets accessible to legions of cricket-loving followers. We’re grateful to the Metropolis of Irvine for agreeing to discover this growth within the coronary heart of Orange County,” mentioned Sameer Mehta and Vijay Srinivasan, Co-Founders, Main League Cricket.
