Unmukt Chand, the winning captain of the 2012 U-19 World Cup, has signed a multi-year contract with Silicon Valley Strikers for the 2021 season of the Minor League Cricket (MLC) in the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The announcement comes a day after 28-year-old Chand, who was in the USA since April, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in India on Friday. In a statement posted on his social media accounts, Chand said that he is now 'ready to take the leap of faith and enter into a new territory and contribute my best'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, Chand will now make his MLC debut for the Strikers against the Socal Lashings at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex in a Minor League Cricket Championship match on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I'm delighted to take the next step in my cricket career by being part of the long-term growth of American cricket and the launch of Major League Cricket," said Chand in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I'm excited to have the opportunity to play for the Strikers in Minor League Cricket starting this weekend and help grow the sport locally in the Bay Area, where I have already seen impressive passion for the game of cricket," added Chand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Minor League Cricket Championship, sponsored by Toyota, is a national T20 cricket competition for 27 city-based teams from all over the USA launched this summer. More than 200 games will take place at 26 venues, featuring more than 400 players.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chand will join Smit Patel, who was unconquered at 62 as Chand scored an unbeaten 111 in the 2012 U-19 World Cup final in Townsville, in the MLC in the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patel, who announced his retirement from Indian cricket this year, is now representing Manhattan Yorkers in the MLC. He is a member of Barbados Tridents in the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/08\/unmukt-chand-announces-retirement2.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Unmukt Chand Signs Multi-Year Contract With Silicon Valley Strikers ", "alt_title": "Unmukt Chand", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Unmukt Chand Signs Multi-Year Contract With Silicon Valley Strikers On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Unmukt Chand, the winning captain of the 2012 U-19 World Cup, has signed a multi-year contract with Silicon Valley Strikers.", "seo_keywords": "Unmukt Chand, Unmukt Chand Retirement", "tag": null, "tagging": "Unmukt Chand,Unmukt Chand Retirement,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "unmukt-chand-signs-multi-year-contract-with-silicon-valley-strikers", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "2255", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-08-14 12:14:30", "updated": "2021-08-14 12:14:55", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Unmukt Chand, Unmukt Chand Career, Retirement", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-08-14 12:14:30", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-08-14 12:14:30", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/unmukt-chand-signs-multi-year-contract-with-silicon-valley-strikers-81434" }