It is utterly RIDICULOUS that there does not exist a cricket stadium in Eisenhower Park (East Meadow, New York) as of now (January 2024) and in 6 months, that place is going to host the most high profile sporting games of the world - India vs Pakistan and is going to host a massively popular cricket team like India for three games. Unbelievable! Google says that they are planning to start construction only in February/
Yes, you still need to go through NYC as the freeway passes through it. Currently in no traffic it is 1 hour and 36 minutes from me. Almost 130 KM. I might as well go there a day early and sleep in a hotel nearby. I would be surprised players reach on time lol!
I am thinking it will be a 9 am start so that it is a 7.30 PM IST start.
The India games are going to be played in a way that it starts at 8:30PM IST for Indian audiences. Which means it will start at 11AM EDT (New York time) in the morning.
Note: Daylight Savings time change will start on Mar 10th and this tournament is played in June.
They will book a few hotels for the players close to the stadium. There are so many Hiltons and Marriotts near East Meadow, NY (where Eisenhower Park stadium is located). But... I am still waiting to see the stadium in Eisenhower Park.
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I am interested in the India vs USA game or India vs Canada. I definitely wont care to watch India vs Pakistan, as it will be gone within seconds after the ticket sale opens for that 34k capacity stadium. Though being a cricket fan since 28 years (1996 was my intro into cricket), I haven't watched a single cricket match in a stadium including domestic/franchise level. Hoping to fix that this year.