{"id":42338,"date":"2016-06-06T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=42338"},"modified":"2016-06-06T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T18:50:27","slug":"cricket-in-chicago-immigrants-push-to-get-the-sport-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/cricket-in-chicago-immigrants-push-to-get-the-sport-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket in Chicago: Immigrants Push to Get the Sport Recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Aishwarya Kumar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>A <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/medill-newsmakers\/\">Medill Newsmakers<\/a> Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cricket has seen tremendous growth in Chicago in the last decade. In this episode of Medill Newsmakers, we will talk about the growth of cricket in Chicago. We talked to the general manager of American Cricket Conference, one of the biggest conferences in America. We also talked to players, presidents of leagues on the the culture, awareness and growth of cricket in the city.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 169574860 w=474]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: There are 100 cricket teams and six recreational leagues in Chicago. (Aishwarya Kumar\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Aishwarya Kumar A Medill Newsmakers Report Cricket has seen tremendous growth in Chicago in the last decade. In this episode of Medill Newsmakers, we will talk about the growth of cricket in Chicago. We talked to the general manager of American Cricket Conference, one of the biggest conferences in America. 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