This is a part of an overall plan to lure active international players to the USA and get them to play for USA Cricket with an ambitious ODI status as the objective.
It was reported by ESPNCricinfo that the injury-plagued New Zealand all-rounder is being actively targeted by USA Cricket in addition to Pakistan Test opener Sami Aslam.
Corey Anderson could potentially be a marquee player for the upcoming Major League T20 franchise in Dallas.
Corey Anderson last played an international game when New Zealand met Pakistan in a T20I in November 2018. He hasn’t been picked by the Black Caps over the last couple of years. Anderson has not played any first-class matches either in 2020-21 season so far.
The 29-year old spent most of his time during the Covid-19 pandemic in Texas, where he was involved in local cricket matches. His fiancée is a US citizen who lives in Texas.
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‘‘This is not the ideal solution, but a strategy to get there from where we are right now’’, says USA Cricket CEO, Iain Higgins
Higgins admits that in an ideal world, people who are born in the USA and represented USA Cricket at various age-group levels should be playing for the national team. But, in the current situation, bringing in international talent with this as the future objective, is the best possible solution.
Higgins believes that winning more games and qualifying for the World Cups will create national heroes and role models, which will help attract more youngsters to the game.
Former West Indies international Xavier Marshall and former South African player Rusty Theron are currently part of the USA Cricket ODI set up.
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