With approximately 200,000 registered cricket players competing in more than 400 local leagues across the United States, and another 10 to 20 million who watch and follow the sport, the potential is huge for cricket in the United States. The T20 World Cup in June this year, also hosted in the United States, will be an important test for the interest in the game.   With the addition of cricket to the Olympic schedule in 2028, the United States only has a few short years to build a program, and a National Team that can compete in the Los Angeles Olympics.
 Major League Cricket, or MLC, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States. It represents a significant step towards establishing and popularising the sport of cricket in North America. The league is aimed at leveraging the growing interest in cricket among the diverse demographic groups in the USA, including the large expatriate communities from cricket-playing nations.
 With an exciting few years for cricket in the United States, a critical part of the plan to ensure the USA is competitive, is the development of the Major League cricket competitions across the USA.