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For the best part of the last century, the world of cricket attempted to reignite a love for the game in the US.

Now, the sport is making its way back.

Lining up under the country’s stars and stripes flag will be 15 men who call the US home, but come from diverse backgrounds. Eleven of the 15 belong to the bustling South Asian community of Indian and Pakistani heritage.

The two South Asian nations may be bitter rivals, but the acrimony goes out of the window when the players get together in the Team USA dressing room.

“The respect is evident,” USA’s coach Stuart Law tells Al Jazeera.

“They [players] are not representing India or Pakistan – or West Indies or South Africa – they are all fighting for the stars and stripes and they just want to put on a good show for the American people.”

Read my colleague Kevin Hand‘s preview of Team USA and how a diverse group of individuals come together for their adopted homeland.