INDIANAPOLIS: Two leading youth cricket organizations in United States, National Youth Cricket League (NYCL) and United States Youth Cricket Association (USYCA) have decided to merge and work together for a common goal of growth and development of cricket among youth in United States.

As part of the merger USYCA will benefit by connecting with more youth clubs boosting their efforts for introducing cricket to schools and Local American Community. NYCL will benefit from USYCA’s executive structure, volunteers and strong social media platform, according to USYCA president Ranjeet Singh.

As an immediate effect, Priya Singh (NYCL Co Founder) will be joining the USYCA Executive Board as NYCL Director while USYCA Treasurer – Ashok Dubey and other USYCA executives will take up corresponding responsibilities of combined organizations.

All the NYCL members will be granted USYCA Affiliate Membership. A Joint Committee comprising other NYCL Co Founders and USYCA Executives will be formed to further chalk down the merger specifics and ensure smooth transition.

USYCA, founded in 2010, has introduced cricket to more than 2500 schools across United States. It has also given financial support to various youth leagues in their infrastructure development via their Build-A- Pitch program. USYCA is primarily focused on taking the sport of cricket deeper into local American community and inspire more youngsters to take the sport of Cricket. USYCA was awarded ‘Pepsi ICC Development Program Award - 2010: Best Junior Initiative’.

NYCL, founded in 2014, is the largest Youth Cricket League in United States. A pioneer in introducing a National Championship concept for age groups 10,12,14,16 and 18, has brought the youth cricket community together like no other, comprising of almost 25 academies, 40+ youth teams & successfully conducted event at Dallas, Missouri, Houston, North Carolina and Minnesota.