Hemant Buch of Cupertino is hoping that with the T20 World Cup, cricket will be a household word.
Hemant Buch, 60, of Cupertino estimates he might have been one of up to 5,000 cricket lovers from the Bay Area who flew east to watch the T20 Cricket World Cup, where his native India beat Pakistan.He said nearly every major Silicon Valley company he knows bought suites so that their employees could watch Sunday's match in Westbury, NY, sharing a photo of Microsoft CEO Saya Nadela in the stands to prove his point."I personally know 200 people who came," Buch told KTVU on Monday.
This story was reported in Oakland, Calif. Lisa Fernandez is a reporter for KTVU. Email Lisa at [email protected] or call her at 510-874-0139. Or follow her on Twitter @ljfernandez
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