Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen are among the executives investing in the new U.S. professional league, Major League Cricket. Other cricket investors include Iconic Ventures, Madrona Venture Group and executives from Google.
“What gets me excited is seeing if cricket can become a mainstream sport in the U.S.,” said Soma Somasegar, venture capitalist and managing director at Madrona.
Somasegar and Nadella are among the key owners of Seattle’s cricket team, named the Orcas. They’re also investors in the overall league.
“Satya [Nadella] and I have been talking about bringing cricket to America for many years,” Somasegar told CNBC.
Nadella is such a diehard cricket fan that Microsoft has a cricket field at its campus in Bellevue, Washington.
Monank Patel of the U.S. national cricket team celebrates his half century (50 runs) during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World…
