Why is Corey Anderson Playing For USA in International Cricket? Here's the Reason of Former New Zealand All-Rounder Representing United States of America in ICC T20 World Cup 2024

USA is all set to jointly host the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 alongside West Indies. They will be participating the mega event for the first time as hosts and they have put together a strong squad for the competition. USA are drafted in the same group as India and Pakistan, and they have already surprised a few with their performances in the buildup of the competition. One of their star cricketers is former New Zealand player Corey Anderson. Guy Finds Out Saurabh Netravalkar, His Colleague At Oracle, Will Represent USA at T20 World Cup 2024 and Has Formerly Played for India U-19 Cricket Team.

Anderson is a familiar name to cricketing audience having broken Shahid Afridi's record of scoring the fastest ODI century. Anderson scored his century in just 36 deliveries. He has played for New Zealand senior team a total 93 times across 13 Test matches, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is. Anderson's last match for New Zealand was in November 2018. Now he is all set to represent the United States in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Fans eager to know why Corey Anderson is playing for USA instead of New Zealand will get the entire information here.

Why is Corey Anderon Playing For USA in International Cricket?

Anderson quit New Zealand cricket in 2020 and moved to USA, which is an associate member of the ICC, as an immigrant and played league cricket waiting to clear the ICC eligibility criteria.  Corey Anderon's wife Mary Margaret is from Dallas, Texas. She helped Anderson made the move from Auckland to Dallas in 2020.

ICC rules state: 'Where a male Player is seeking to qualify to play for an Associate or Affiliate Member, he must not have participated in an International Match for any other National Cricket Federation (irrespective of its membership status) during the immediately preceding four years.'

In 2023, Anderson became eligible to represent the United States in international cricket.  Earlier, Anderson signed a three-year deal with Major League Cricket in the USA. and played for San Francisco Unions in MLC. IIn March 2024, he was named in the American side for their home series against Canada. He made his debut on April 12 in the fourth T20I against Canada. USA Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Announced: Corey Anderson Included As Monank Patel Named Captain, Unmukt Chand Left Out.

Having cleared the eligibility criteria to represent an associate nation, Corey Anderson is now a part of USA's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and will feature alongside the likes of Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar and Nitish Kumar against the cricketing giants like India and Pakistan in the upcoming mega event.

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