Players Seattle Orcas during the cricket match of the main league. (Sportzpics) (The following piece was written by Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft and co -owner of the MLC Franchise Seattle Orcas)For fans of cricket around the world, this is an exciting moment – Drumbeat extends on continents.Indian tour of England revives memories of the afternoon drenched by the sun and timeless rivalry. The Australian clash with Western India reflects the Caribbean taste and bag green gravel.
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And here in the United States, cricket Major League (MLC) is growing into its knockout wheels, with an unknown soil to be written by a new chapter. The ladies cricket is blooming and the youth academy hums with the energy of tomorrow’s stars.
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As a boy growing up in Hyderabad wasn’t just a game – it was the rhythm of life. I remember the dusty gates on the Deccan platform, chalk stumps on the compound walls. During my schools and university years, I spun and dreamed of playing professionally.But while cricket woke up my soul, computers quietly caught my mind.Even today I have lost myself in the romantic poetry of the game. The cricket is a novel in motion – part of Tolstoy at its depth, part of the tagore in its grace. Everyone is Stanza and every shift chapter. The drama slowly emerges and then blooms at the same time. The narrative can tilt a single bold move or three lubricated vans as a plot you have never seen.
I pulled three permanent principles from the cricket. First, we can compete strongly, even if the chances are long and the crowd is quiet. Secondly, building your team over someone’s self-time for centuries and five Fors disappear, but the camarader is a permanent victory. And thirdly, lead with clarity and belief because he knew that leadership was less about Comland and more about coherence.
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In the “Netherlands”, Joseph O’Neill captures this magic: 11 players moves in the settlement towards Batsman and then recedes again and again: “Repeating the lung rhythm as if the field passed through its light visitors.” The picture persists with me, not only as a fan, but as a leader. It reminds me that big teams breathe together.I pulled three permanent principles from the cricket.First, we can compete strongly, even if the chances are long and the crowd is quiet.Second, putting your team over one’s own, because centuries and five Fors disappear, but the Camaradie is a permanent victory.And thirdly, to lead with clarity and belief because he knew that leadership was less about command and more cohesion.At Microsoft, our mission and culture serve as our northern star and leads every decision we make. We try to build technology that is a democratizing force, and to seize every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.In the cricket world, our ownership of Seattle Orcas in MLC is rooted in similar values. Now in our third season we saw a triumph and breaking heart – they reached the finals in the first year and navigated the failures in two and three years. That’s a game. That’s life. It depends on how you react.I was cheering for plowing with enthusiasm, which I once reserved for my Hyderabad Ranji team. Because when a sport meets home, it becomes something sacred. It happens ours.As a technologist, I am excited about how innovation can affect sport. Thrill perfect cover unit or shimmering Yorker at the tip will always remain, but behind the scenes will increase players and fans.
Players Seattle Orcas during the cricket match of the main league. (Sportzpics)
An example is Microsoft’s partnership with the cricket Council of England and Wales – using data and artificial intelligence to grow the game, connect communities and inspiration of generations. And with Indian Legend Anil Kumble, Spectacom, we mix engineering with elegance. Sensors, cameras and cloud intelligence are now decoded by real time -time art and every shot turns into a story.Cricket roots in America run deeper than many realize. George Washington played with his troops “goal”. Ranjitsinhji visited the US in the leadership of the English team in the 19th century. Maybe what we are witnessing is not a novelty, but a return.
Squad Seattle Orcas for Criket Main League 2025. (Sportzpics)
South Asian diaspora does not import cricket, remembers it and revives world class cricket back to the American coast.That’s just the beginning. Šepot Willow, the roar of the crowd, the silence before the last ball – these moments will find new homes, new hearts. And for one I can’t wait to see where the game goes.
