I remember when a similar article came out a year ago. There was some discussion as to why immigrants should encourage their children to assimilate to Western/American sports. This looks like a fun sport, but I do not understand the rules.

1987 called and asked for you to return the antiquated notion of "assimilation."

Modern notions of social science suggest that immigrants who come to the US to *integrate* bring more to the proverbial cultural pie than a sterilized notion of "assimilation."

just as your white European ancestors came here and *integrated* into society, adding something to the mix, folks from South Asia (who by the way, acquired cricket from the British), are sharing and bringing something to our cultural mix by introducing something new to the cultural milieu.

And still, nobody cares about hopscotch, nobody cares about tetherball, and nobody cares about hide and go seek. Baseball, Football, Basketball, Auto racing, Tennis, Golf, and Wresting are AMERICAN.

YOu are showing your age, you forgot 'wall ball'.

@DanvilleAmerican Baseball:

Fun fact! USA participated in the first international cricket match. Also, cricket was far more popular than baseball in the US until the Civil War. Baseball grew in popularity because it was promoted as the native and patriotic sport, and a baseball game only lasts a few hours, whereas cricket matches at the time lasted five days (they still do, but there are shorter versions of the game, too).

But hey, good talk. 'Merica!

Cricket "WAS" more popular is the key phrase. Reference to the Civil War is so 1800's.