Talking with Coach Arpit Shah of Cricmax Academy

Between the Wickets

Today, please join me as I chat with Coach Arpit Shah, one of the founders of CricMax, the cricket academy in Sayreville, New Jersey, where I began my cricket journey. Coach talks about the highs and lows of the cricket journey in the US and how he and the academy's supporters made cricket happen, and how they allowed American youth to grow with this incredible game.
The future is bright for cricket in the US. I’m honored to have him in the studio.
Host: Ashwath Gurumurthy
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Chapters

1. Talking with Coach Arpit Shah of Cricmax Academy (00:00:00)

2. Introduction of Coach Arpit (00:00:30)

3. Coach remembers and acknowledges Ashwath from growing from a new cricket player to the amazing human being he has become. (00:01:45)

4. Ashwath recalls his initial days at the academy. (00:02:05)

5. Coach Arpit reminisces about his early days in the US, and how his enthusiasm of the game was not yet shared by many here. (00:02:37)

6. Coach discusses how his 8th team in the Millennium Cricket League began their league with slim resources for grounds to play. (00:03:49)

7. Ashwath acknowledges how cricket is much more than runs and wickets. (00:06:30)

8. Coach discusses how the cricket craze and all the life enhancements cricket offers inspired him to open Cricmax Academy. (00:07:08)

9. Coach expounds on a question Ashwath asks about Cricmax in the early days compared to now. In this clip listeners recognize that cricket has come very far since 2014. (00:09:40)

10. Coach Ashok joins the founders of Cricmax and gets a rude awakening about the US's enthusiasm of the sport—thus far. (00:10:00)

11. The interest begins to peak, and Coach shares some of the challenges and some of the wins of that uptick. (00:13:25)

12. Ashwath asks Coach to talk about cricket in the US evolving, and what the future looks like for the sport. (00:14:40)

13. Coach reminds us that winning is not the only aspect of cricket to focus on. High level goals are attainable now, but the game gives players so much more than outcome-oriented scenarios. (00:16:38)

14. Coach talks about the infrastructure and the growing rate of cricket in New Jersey alone, though the growth is evident locally and nationally. (00:18:13)

15. The pathway to success for a cricketer are trending in more positive ways due to the world embracing this amazing sport. (00:19:40)

16. Coach encourages Ashwath to answer his own question about advice to cricketers in America, and what has transpired in his experience as a cricketer. (00:21:36)

17. Coach expounds on Ashwath's answer by reminiscing about Ashwath being able to emulate Bhumra's action and leverage his own capabilities. Coach reminds listeners to seek the unique answer to what joy the game gives each person. (00:22:35)