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Know The Country of Origin of All USA T20 World Cup 2024 Players

Monank Patel The hard-hitting batter and USA skipper is of Indian origin. He was born in Ahmedabad and shifted to the US to pursue his cricketing career. He got a Green Card in 2010 and permanently settled in New Jersey in 2016.

Saurabh Netravalkar He is an Indian-born cricketer and software engineer, who represented India in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. After receiving a scholarship to pursue his MS from Cornell University, he's been playing for US cricket.

Aaron Jones The vice-captain of USA for the T20 World Cup 2024 is an American batsman. He has been making headlines for his power-packed performance in the ongoing tournament. Jones also plays in West Indian domestic cricket. 

Nosthush Kenjige The Alabama-born Tamil-American spinner moved to Karnataka with his family, before he turned one. When he was about 18, he moved to Bengaluru to play for Karnataka, but with little success. Then he moved back to USA and started playing cricket again there.

Corey Anderson The former New Zealand national team player moved to the USA for better opportunities in 2021. He is currently representing USA in the T20 World Cup for the first time. He has been part of several editions of the IPL as well.

Harmeet Singh He showcased his talent in the 2012 U-19 World Cup, then caught up in controversies, Mumbai Cricket didn't want to go on with him. He joined team Tripura, but with no subsequent success, he decided to move to the US.

Ali Khan After getting his Green Card in 2016, Ali Khan was finally selected to play for the United States. The Pakistan-born American pacer moved to Ohio, USA with his parents at the age of 18 and has been playing cricket there ever since.

Nitish Kumar In 2011, Nitish had created a world record becoming the youngest to play an ODI World Cup game at 16 years 283 days for Canada against Zimbabwe. Later, he moved to USA and was picked in their 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Andries Gous The South Africa-born wicket-keeper batsman played for Free State cricket team from 2015 to 2019. In April 2021, Gous moved to USA after signing a three-year deal to play cricket. In 2024, he got picked in USA's national squad.

Milind Kumar He represented Delhi in the Ranji Trophy but was a fringe player. Then he played for Sikkim and later, post-COVID-19, he migrated to the US, did well in domestics, and received his maiden World Cup call-up.

Shadley van Schalkwyk The Cape Town-born all-rounder currently plays for the United States national cricket team. After having a not-so-successful first-class career in South Africa, he moved to the USA and was picked in their 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Shayan Jahangir Born in Karachi, Pakistan, he played domestic cricket for Pakistan and also played seven youth ODIs for the Pakistan U-19 cricket team in 2023. He debuted in ODI for USA in 2022 and is a part of their 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Nisarg Patel The Ahmedabad-born left-arm orthodox spin bowler has been playing for US national cricket team, since moving to the in Southern California in 2003. He first represented USA internationally in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2006.