{"id":69583,"date":"2018-03-22T15:26:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T20:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=69583"},"modified":"2018-03-22T15:26:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T20:26:31","slug":"coach-niraj-patel-readying-his-team-to-take-on-the-upcoming-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/coach-niraj-patel-readying-his-team-to-take-on-the-upcoming-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Niraj Patel readying his team to take on the upcoming season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Annanya <\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Medill Reports <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Naperville Baseball Academy, always a home for one of America&#8217;s favorite sports, has a growing second life as a cricket center for\u00a0Chicago United, one of the major\u00a0 area clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Niraj Patel is readying his team to take on the upcoming season if games against other clubs in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Patel, who represented Rajasthan Royals when they won the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008, now permanently lives in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cThis is one of the best clubs in the entire USA, not only in Chicago. The most important thing is that it is very organized. The players in the club are very professional,\u201d says Patel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chcago United Cricket Coach Niraj Patel\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261323753?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He also talks about the aspects of the game that he is working on for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Part 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261323980?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Talking about developing cricket in America, Patel says he believes that it has to start from the grassroots. \u201cWhen development starts from the junior level, cricketers will have more time and more opportunities. So it has to come from the school level,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Part 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261324205?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cricclubs.com\">Look for the game schedule <\/a>within the coming weeks. Meanwhile, team members practice on weekends &#8211; part-time immigrant players with day jobs and also players from other countries who\u00a0join the club for the duration of the playing season from April to October.<\/p>\n<p>Lou Solarte, who has owned the academy since 2010, says he had no idea he would be using it for cricket when he first bought it. \u201cI knew cricket was a sport, but that\u2019s all I knew. About 6 years ago, one of the cricket guys came in and said \u2018we\u2019d like to train here.\u2019 We rolled the mats up the way he suggested, and they just started playing and have been here ever since,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Like most indoor facilities where cricket is practiced in Chicago, the Naperville Baseball Academy remains primarily a baseball facility. Unlike most others though, it has enough space for the bowler to complete his run-up.<\/p>\n<p>A bowler in cricket is analogous to a pitcher in baseball. However, even though a pitcher\u00a0stands on his mound and throws the ball, a cricket bowler runs a considerable distance before he throws, or bowls the ball. A shorter run-up can affect their performance. To compensate for the lack of space, many places use bowling machines, which can stimulate the way a ball is bowled without actually needing a run-up. It\u2019s good for when they need to practice hitting the balls, but it gives no practice for the bowlers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inside playing area is a 120 feet long,\u201d says Solarte, \u201cenough for the bowler to complete his run-up. That is one of the most attractive things for the cricket players here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This has also helped him get more clients for his space. The U.S. National Cricket Team often trains at his facility. They have a lot of players who play for the Chicago United, and whenever they are in town, they go to the Naperville Baseball Academy if it\u2019s too cold to train outside, which is very often the case in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Their most regular client, Chicago United, has been training there\u00a0.for about six years now. Nadeem Zain, the President of the club thinks Naperville is a great place to base cricket in the Midwest area. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to develop any new facility in a packed city like Chicago, so this is a good place to be. And we are close enough to Chicago, so we can attract a lot of immigrants from cricket-playing nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donieke Perrin is one of those immigrants. Originally from Jamaica, Perrin spends a lot of his weekends in Naperville playing cricket. \u201cNadeem and his team are a really dedicated bunch. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve seen a lot of cricket around here. But whenever I get a chance, I play,\u201d says the Rogers Park resident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpmf-gallerys wpmf-gallerys-life\"><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery gallery_life wpmf_gallery_default gallery_default none gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery-link-post wpmf-has-border-radius-0 wpmf-gutterwidth-5 no_ratio\"><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"0\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0801-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"img_0801\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"img_0801\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0801-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0801-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Coach Niraj Patel gets ready throw down balls to a batsman for practice. (Annanya\/MEDILL) <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"1\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0865-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"img_0865\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"img_0865\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0865-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0865-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Kids, who train under Chicago United coach Niraj Patel, warm up before their training session.  (Annanya\/MEDILL) <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"2\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0818-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"img_0818\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"img_0818\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0818-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0818-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A batsman defends a &#8220;good-length&#8221; delivery with a straight bat face, referring to his form in holding the bat. (Annanya\/MEDILL) <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"3\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0830-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"img_0830\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"img_0830\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0830-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/img_0830-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A bowler bowls to a batsman in the nets at the Naperville Baseball Academy. (Annanya\/MEDILL)  <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wpmf-gallery-item\" data-index=\"4\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><div class=\"square_thumbnail\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><a class=\" not_video noLightbox\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-1.13.23-PM-1024x571.jpg\" title=\"Screen Shot 2018-03-22 at 1.13.23 PM\" target=\"_self\" data-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpmf_img\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-03-22 at 1.13.23 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-1.13.23-PM-150x150.jpg\" data-type=\"wpmfgalleryimg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-1.13.23-PM-150x150.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">A batsman and a wicketkeeper (like a catcher in baseball) prepare to face a delivery. (Annanya\/MEDILL) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<p>A lot of immigrants have shown interest in playing cricket with Chicago United. And it\u2019s not only athletes\u00a0who play it as a hobby. A lot of players who have played in cricket leagues in India and Pakistan now play for the club. This includes\u00a0Sunny Sohal and Sidharth Kaul, who divide their time between the U.S. and India.<\/p>\n<p>[Photo at top: Niraj Patel coaches one of the bowlers in the Chicago United Cricket Club. (Annanya\/MEDILL)]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Annanya Medill Reports The Naperville Baseball Academy, always a home for one of America&#8217;s favorite sports, has a growing second life as a cricket center for\u00a0Chicago United, one of the major\u00a0 area clubs. Coach Niraj Patel is readying his team to take on the upcoming season if games against other clubs in the region. 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