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title: "More money coming to American Cricket League, say big US investors"
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# More money coming to American Cricket League, say big US investors

> A group of investors, including Microsoft CEO Sayta Nadella, is determined to bring the world’s second most popular sport to the US. After a sold-out opening night, Major League Cricket wants to keep building on the early success.

By Bloomberg · Published 18 July 2023, 06:00 SAST · Updated 18 July 2023, 02:32 SAST

## Key points
- The Texas Super Kings kicked off their inaugural season with an impressive victory, backed by investors including Anurag Jain, Ross Perot Jr., Shantanu Narayen, and Satya Nadella, who have already committed $120 million to the league.
- Texas Super Kings beat Los Angeles Knight Riders in the inaugural match of the new league
- Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. part-own the Super Kings and hope to tap into cricket's global popularity
- $120 million invested in the nascent league by investors including Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
- Significant infrastructure investment required to create a premier product for the sport

## Content

The league kicked off its inaugural season last Thursday with the Texas Super Kings beating the Los Angeles Knight Riders in Dallas.

The Super Kings are part-owned by Anurag Jain, managing partner of venture capital firm Perot Jain, and his long-time business partner real estate billionaire Ross Perot Jr.

Jain, who grew up playing cricket in India, said he’s hoping investment in the new league will create a premier product that can tap into the sport’s global popularity, second only to soccer.

“There’s a lot of infrastructure required and we’re bringing the top players over here,” said Jain. “We’ve put a lot of money into the league and for a period of time, we’ll need to invest more money.”

Investors have already said they’ll pour $120-million into the nascent league.

Jain is joined by investors including Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen and Nadella, who has a piece of Seattle’s professional team, the Orcas.