Amused Tweeples react to USA's 'Indian-origin' Under-19 World Cup women's squad

Have you ever wondered why cricket is regarded as a religion in India? It's because of this game's craze and reach in this country and among the Indians throughout the world. In this densely-populated country, cricket is one sport almost everyone knows a little about and why shouldn’t they – cricket has produced some of the Demigods in Gavaskar, Tendulkar and Dhoni over the years.

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One small example of cricket’s reach among the Indians is the newly-formed USA women’s Under-19 cricket team that literally has all of their 15 selected players from the Indian-origin. From Geetika to Aditi, from Snigdha to Pooja, that too two, this squad only feature women of colour.

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As the official page of USA’s Cricket Team posted the squad’s photo on their social media handles, fans started to take note of this and reacted hilariously.

Here’s let’s have a look at some of the funny tweets –

The first-ever women's Under-19 World Cup will be played in Benoni from 14th to 29th January next year.

The teams will be divided into groups of four as follows:

Group A: Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the USA

Group B: England, Pakistan, Rwanda and Zimbabwe

Group C: Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and the West Indies

Group D: India, Scotland, South Africa and the UAE