WT20 2024

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Thread to discuss America's Tryst with T20!

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Jay Shah with the power vested in him by Amit Shah has 'promised' a spot for India in the semifinals at Georgetown, Guyana on June 27th!

https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/new ... -world-cup

I am planning to be there - anyone care to join? tickets are still available for less than $100 apiece compared to thousands of dollars for India games in the US. Moreover, Guyana is a tropical paradise with 90% of the country covered in lush rainforests and we get to meet our long-lost cousins like Narine, Persaud, Ramphal, Berret (Bharat) and so on!

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I just came back after a week trip to Barbados and Trinidad. Went to the cricket grounds where F and SF will be held. Did some ground work and fixed matches so India wins this Cup and lifts Modiji govt 400 paar.

Trinidad has lot of Indian origin people who are 5th or 6th generation. They still follow many of the Hindu religious customs, but their food sucks. Looks like they brought the cuisine from Bihar/Bhojpur of 1850s and have not updated to current standard/taste.

One time in Port Of Spain got a black cab driver. Asked him to take me to "real Indian" place instead of Trinidadian Indian. He asked "you want Indian Indian food? '. Found one Punjabi joint with aloo paratha and dal tadka.

Initially thought of settling down in PoS where Sunny hit incredible 220 in 1971 to draw the match and win series 1-0 for India. I started following cricket since then and it was always a dream to walk on that hallowed ground. Dream fulfilled after 50+ years.

One of the cab driver said he was present in the stadium in 1971 and saw that match. He said till lunch time black supporters were cheering for WI but after that left the ground when Sunny started hitting their pacemen all over. Like 1983 WC, 1971 WI series was one I should have watched live.

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I just came back after a week trip to Barbados and Trinidad. Went to the cricket grounds where F and SF will be held. Did some ground work and fixed matches so India wins this Cup and lifts Modiji govt 400 paar.

Trinidad has lot of Indian origin people who are 5th or 6th generation. They still follow many of the Hindu religious customs, but their food sucks. Looks like they brought the cuisine from Bihar/Bhojpur of 1850s and have not updated to current standard/taste.

One time in Port Of Spain got a black cab driver. Asked him to take me to "real Indian" place instead of Trinidadian Indian. He asked "you want Indian Indian food? '. Found one Punjabi joint with aloo paratha and dal tadka.

Initially thought of settling down in PoS where Sunny hit incredible 220 in 1971 to draw the match and win series 1-0 for India. I started following cricket since then and it was always a dream to walk on that hallowed ground. Dream fulfilled after 50+ years.

One of the cab driver said he was present in the stadium in 1971 and saw that match. He said till lunch time black supporters were cheering for WI but after that left the ground when Sunny started hitting their pacemen all over. Like 1983 WC, 1971 WI series was one I should have watched live.

Please share more of your travel stories since it would help me immensely. Did you go the Tobago islands? What's there to do in POS anyways, I am scheduled to be there for 5 nights.
Sunny also hit 124 in the first innings of the same test, and I vividly remember hearing it on Radio in Tony Cozier's voice and I was all of 5-months old
The SF is not going to be in Queens Park oval and it's in the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, some 50 miles away and so I am hoping to sell those tickets for a good price!

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https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/usa ... tch-report
USA just defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the T20I series.

India group is getting interesting with India, Pak, USA, Canada and Ireland with only top 2 teams going thru to the Super 8 stage. India has chosen WT20 team based on past glory and not on current form. There is no one in the Indian team from the top two IPL teams, SRH and KKR but there are four from the bottom-placed Mumbai Indians There has been a cricket world cup every single year for the past few years to facilitate India win a trophy, hopefully Shah & Son took "care" of it this time.

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Please share more of your travel stories since it would help me immensely. Did you go the Tobago islands? What's there to do in POS anyways, I am scheduled to be there for 5 nights.

5N in PoS is too much. Max 2 days should be enough. Not many places to see - there is a seaside temple, Hanuman mandir, few India style markets as island has 47% PIOs. I did not go to Tobago due to shortage of time. You have to take a flight to the island and it is mostly beaches, water sports and tropical forest/natural beauty. Don't take ferry as the sea gets rough and if you have motion sickness then it will be a problem.

Stay in PoS for 2 days and 2 days you can spend in Tobago island.

We spent 3 days in Barbados - Gary Sobers, Greenidge and Garner's hometown. Barbados has nice beaches. We went for swimming in the Caribbeans and spent half day in the resort poolside drinking rum that was invented in the island. Barbados has no Indian presence, mostly AA population.

Sunny also hit 124 in the first innings of the same test, and I vividly remember hearing it on Radio in Tony Cozier's voice and I was all of 5-months old
The SF is not going to be in Queens Park oval and it's in the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, some 50 miles away and so I am hoping to sell those tickets for a good price!

Oh ok, my objective was to walk in the Queenspark Oval where Sunny hit 220 and saved the fifth test match. The second test in PoS is which India won and Sardesai hit a century there. Queenspark has Brian Lara stand and paintings of all great WI players outside. Lara's statue is placed in the city center. He is everywhere in the city. Guide showed us his mansion atop a hill but he was in India busy with IPL. Otherwise we could have gone for a "chai pe charcha".

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Please share more of your travel stories since it would help me immensely. Did you go the Tobago islands? What's there to do in POS anyways, I am scheduled to be there for 5 nights.

5N in PoS is too much. Max 2 days should be enough. Not many places to see - there is a seaside temple, Hanuman mandir, few India style markets as island has 47% PIOs. I did not go to Tobago due to shortage of time. You have to take a flight to the island and it is mostly beaches, water sports and tropical forest/natural beauty. Don't take ferry as the sea gets rough and if you have motion sickness then it will be a problem.

Stay in PoS for 2 days and 2 days you can spend in Tobago island.

We spent 3 days in Barbados - Gary Sobers, Greenidge and Garner's hometown. Barbados has nice beaches. We went for swimming in the Caribbeans and spent half day in the resort poolside drinking rum that was invented in the island. Barbados has no Indian presence, mostly AA population.

Sunny also hit 124 in the first innings of the same test, and I vividly remember hearing it on Radio in Tony Cozier's voice and I was all of 5-months old
The SF is not going to be in Queens Park oval and it's in the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, some 50 miles away and so I am hoping to sell those tickets for a good price!

Oh ok, my objective was to walk in the Queenspark Oval where Sunny hit 220 and saved the fifth test match. The second test in PoS is which India won and Sardesai hit a century there. Queenspark has Brian Lara stand and paintings of all great WI players outside. Lara's statue is placed in the city center. He is everywhere in the city. Guide showed us his mansion atop a hill but he was in India busy with IPL. Otherwise we could have gone for a "chai pe charcha".

Thanks for all the info. We are staying in Hyatt right next to the ferry terminal - might take a ferry to Tobago since it's convenient and fly back from there. Definitely now staying in Tobago for at least 2 days.
Sunny was my first hero and used to read up on his exploits when I was young. I believe he hit the winning runs on his debut with 67 not out and his first scoring shot in test cricket were actually leg byes! Do they offer a guided tour of the picturesque Queen's park oval?

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Do they offer a guided tour of the picturesque Queen's park oval?

You need special permission to enter, I guess now it will be enforced more due to the T20 WC. During our visit, the driver talked to someone and they allowed us in. Did not take a guide, just walked around the ground and the empty stands. It is not like Lords where you have a guided tour of the ground and player's room.

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Reborn in the USA!
https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story ... in-the-usa
Trivia: First ever recorded international cricket match and the first ever international cricket tour were played in the US by the US.

I am going to be in the NYC area for the mega-game watch party on June 9, but India's first hurdle is against Ireland on June 5th.
Indian players cannot blame it on IPL this time around since none of them played in the final and only a couple played in the play-offs, so they had a nice long break. Well done selectors!

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Sappro - what is the price for any quarter final tickets. I know it is late. I am not even watching Tamasha IPL cricket.