The New York Yankees won yet another series at home when they beat the Minnesota Twins by a 9-5 margin on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. The offense once again made the best of traditional baseball techniques to take a big and dominant victory home.
Having said that, the Wednesday’s MLB game between New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins witnessed a crossover of two sports worlds for the first time ever. With the T20 World Cup in full swing back in the USA, Indian cricket team’s representatives turned up at the Yankee Stadium to support the Bronx Bombers in what turned out to be an unexpected crossover.
Indian Team Coach Rahul Dravid Dons Pinstripes To Support Yankees
In a heartwarming and rare display of sports solidarity, the Indian cricket coaching staff recently turned up to support the New York Yankees, creating a memorable crossover between two of the world’s most popular sports. The T20 World Cup is jointly hosted by the USA this year, and the Indian cricket team is currently staying in New York for their league stage games. On Wednesday morning, the men in blue won their tournament opener against Ireland and wrapped up a low-scoring game early. Hence, with the spare time left, the Indian coaching staff chose to explore other realms of sports dominant in the USA. Indian head coach and former legendary cricketer Rahul Dravid showed up at the Yankee Stadium alongside the rest of the support staff to cheer for the Yanks.
Rahul Dravid had particularly donned the pinstripes to showcase his unwavering support for the New York Yankees. Besides the coaching staff, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh also turned up to watch the baseball game in the Bronx. Their presence did not go unnoticed, as fans and players alike were thrilled to see the crossover of cricket and baseball cultures. The T20 World Cup is being jointly hosted by the USA this year to promote cricket in that part of the world. Hence, the crossover with baseball will further fuel the cause, as baseball is largely dominant in most parts of the country. And the Bombers, in return, didn’t disappoint. They put on a stellar offensive show to take home a comprehensive 9-5 victory and also secured the three-game series by 2-1. The win further strengthened Yanks’ position at the top of AL-East.
Baseball Podcaster Turns Commentator For IND-IRE T20 World Cup Game
Before the Indian cricket team turned up to support the New York Yankees, popular baseball podcaster and Yankee fan Jomboy joined the commentary panel of the India-Ireland T20 World Cup game. He met legendary cricketers like Ricky Ponting and Sunil Gavaskar behind the scenes as he shared his insights on the sport of cricket.
Jomboy shared his thoughts on the growing popularity of cricket in USA and also how he got invested into the sport sometime back. He also said that an ICC tournament of this scale being hosted in USA is a massive step in the right direction as it will help cricket to find it’s footing in the States.
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