Hundreds attended a Minor League Cricket match between the Silicon Valley Strikers as they played the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara. The Strikers won the championship in 2021, the inaugural year of MiLC.
Sunil Parekh, from Mountain View, along with his two sons — Sukhman, 8, and Jordhveer, 5 — were attending their first cricket match. Sunil, an avid National Football League Fan, said of Cricket, “It’s a very diverse sport, I don’t just see people from the Indian-American community here, I see lot of communities here.”
The Strikers formed in 2020 as part of 24 original teams to compete in Minor League Cricket.
“It’s fun for me to see them (his children) watching players that look like them playing professional sports, that was the draw,” Parekh said, adding he’s “really proud of the community for supporting it.”
Strikers won the match 136-132.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Sukhman Parekh, 8, from Mountain View, watches cricket players warm up with his father Sunil and brother Jordhveer, 5, for the Minor League Cricket match between the Silicon Valley Strikers and the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Muhammad Irfan Jr. (22) meets with his team before their Minor League Cricket match against the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Hollywood Master Blasters’ Andrew Daluwattefor make a catch during warmups before their game against the Silicon Valley Strikers for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Unmukt Chand (9) throws to the infield against the Hollywood Master Blasters for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Spectators watch the Silicon Valley Strikers’ Unmukt Chand take on the Hollywood Master Blasters for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Lendl Simmons (93) hits a home run during their Minor League Cricket match against the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Lendl Simmons (93) heads to the sidelines after striking out during their Minor League Cricket match against the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Unmukt Chand (9) hits a home run for their Minor League Cricket match against the Hollywood Master Blasters at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: The Silicon Valley Strikers high-five the Hollywood Master Blasters after the Strikers won the match 136-132 for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Silicon Valley Strikers’ Unmukt Chand (9) has his picture taken with fans after beating the Hollywood Master Blasters 136-132 for their Minor League Cricket match at Wilson High School in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
