Sami: Hundreds of players including Indian U19 stars have arrived in USA
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Former Pakistan opener Sami Aslam stated that a number of former Under-19 Indian cricketers, including U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand and plenty of cricketers from Pakistan are willing to play for the United States.
According to Aslam, more than 100 Pakistan first-class cricketers are eager to relocate to the United States. He has 758 runs at an average of 31.58 in 13 Tests for Pakistan. Aslam has decided to leave Pakistan cricket and move to the United States after becoming dissatisfied with the continuos selection process of PCB.
“30 or 40 foreign players have arrived in America recently. A few former Under-19 Indian players have also arrived, including Unmukt Chand, Smit Patel and Harmeet Singh. There are many players from South Africa over here now who have played a lot of First-class cricket in their homeland. Former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson is also here. The set-up and system are very impressive and well structured.” Aslam told Pakpassion.net
Aslam said that USA Cricket is working hard to develop and advance cricket in America. It will take time for them to achieve higher standards, but the quality of cricket in America is rapidly improving.
“USA Cricket is really putting in a huge effort to improve cricket in America and to move it forward. There are trainers and good coaches also out here, some of whom have previously worked in the Indian Premier League. J Arunkumar is the USA Head Coach and he was formerly the Kings XI Punjab’s batting coach in the 2017 IPL season. He has also coached in the Ranji Trophy and he’s an excellent coach.” he said.
Aslam made his debut in 2015 and scored 82 and 70 in his third Test against England at Edgbaston in 2016. The left-hander, on the other hand, was in and out of the playing XI and was overlooked after scoring 864 runs in the 2019-20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
