MLC 2025: From Bengaluru to Bay Area – How Sanjay Krishnamurthy called his cricket in USA

New Delhi: Like many juniors, who took cricket and competed in the age-group circuit, Sanjay Krishnamurthy dreams of playing for India. Passion for the game saw him to join an academy in Bangalore, playing zonal cricket and for the U-16 side of the state, but after India’s 2011 World Cup victory, he moved from Arizona to Karnataka from Arizona. The ambition to play cricket professionally now came up with a practical approach. He admitted that a conveyor belt of difficult competition and talent, which does not make things easy. The deadline of life was influenced by Kovid -19 and by the fact that he is an OCI (foreign citizenship) card holder, which prevents him from playing for the country.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“Yes, the moment I started playing cricket in India, the goal was to play for India. But I think I was also realistic. It can be possible. But I cannot do the bank if anything happens. Because there are many other players. And if it does not, then what is my life going to look? And yet, to do so, you have to throw everything on it, you can’t go to half-incompleteness, “22-year-old said that 14 Odis and nine T20s have represented USA. “But here, I think I am capable of earning a college degree and playing high-level cricket. So I think I am happy at this time where I am now,” he said.In 2019, a call corrected him. His American citizenship conducted him a test with Major League Cricket (MLC), which was still in his early days. There was another one in Houston after a camp in Mumbai. It was believed to have a three -week migration that it was prolonged by the Koronwirus epidemics.“Another thing I am an OCI card holder. I am not an Indian citizen. After playing for Karnataka, he made a rule that OCI card holders cannot play for the state. Therefore, to try to play for India, I have to give up my American citizenship completely, and this will be a very long process. So yes, I think the door (is) is closed, “he explained.

Since then, he took life in America with both hands. A computer science student at San Jose University, Krishnamurthy affects full -time education with professional cricket. It does not help that the game is not popular at the legend level.“It is strange to be a high-level athlete at a university, but I do not play for the university. So I do not get a high level athlete privilege that many other athletes. Like, our university has a water polo team that supports a bit. And this is right now, because there is interest, “he said that when a game is argued about the challenges of playing which is still in its major stages.

Sanjay Krishnamurthy (Sportspix for MLC)

“I think it is a similar reason why cricket took so much time to go to the Olympics. I think it may probably get it in high schools first. And for high school cricket, they will not have to play in the best areas; they can play on Astroturf pitch on the baseball ground, that’s fine. But as long as they keep watching young players, it is really going to grow. “I think now, the model of professional cricket is the place where they are putting all resources. And then a lot of players are coming from outside the US. So we want more players who are born in America and are able to make it through rank and support it at each level.Krishnamurthy’s work of obtaining some legs from his teachers helps with the fact that he scored 345 runs for the country in two limited overs formats and selected six wickets. Last year, he earned a big ticket at MLC, first played in the Minor League for East Bay Blazers, scored 872 runs and took 54 wickets out of 42 matches.

Part of San Francisco Unicorns for two sessions, now in MLC 2024, he scored 169 runs out of 9 matches at a strike rate of 136.29 and an average 24.14. His tenure included a fifty, with a top score of an unbeaten 79.Share the dressing room with Australian stars such as Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and coaching by Shane Watson, it has been promoted to the player born in Oregan.“Last season my first was actually playing and it was an incredible experience, especially with players like Cummins, who is the captain of Australia and currently one of the best players in the world. This was an opportunity for me to test myself against these people, and till that point, I did not know where I stood at the highest level. But after the last season, it gave me a lot of confidence. ,Last year’s runner -up The Unicorns is undergoing its season against the champion Washington Freedom in Oklaland Coliseum. Located in the Gulf region, Krishnamurthy is eager to see his friends and family what is the “home” game.“I am very excited, being able to come to friends and family. It will also be a lot of club cricketers and it will be special. Even though Okland Collizium was not my home ground, it will still be super exciting because it is the largest stadium in MLC. It is also a large South Asian population in Bay Area, which is a big opportunity for a decent side crowd and building executive.”