USA cricketers' chance to shine

After more than three years of sitting on the sidelines, USA's eight regional senior teams will take the field once again this weekend at the USA Cricket Association T20 National Championship in Florida.

Back in 2011, the competition was held at what can best be described as a group of swamps and cow pastures scattered around north and central New Jersey. Several teams contemplated staging a protest midway through the event by refusing to play after becoming fed up with the substandard fielding conditions. They were eventually talked out of it by administrators and matches resumed as normal. This time, though, USACA has ensured that players will get an opportunity to showcase their skills at a proper cricket facility and the only ICC-approved ODI stadium complex in the country.