PICTURES: Proteas welcomed to New York with visit to Times Square, Yankee Stadium
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The SA cricket workforce are at present enjoying on the T20 World Cup within the USA and Caribbean.
It’s not day by day that South African cricketers get to play within the USA however with the T20 World Cup taking place in that nation and within the Caribbean over the following few weeks, the Proteas cricket workforce have been doing a little sight-seeing in and round New York this final week.
The South African workforce have already performed their first sport of the match, in New York, on Monday once they beat Sri Lanka, and subsequent face the Netherlands on the identical floor on Long Island on Saturday.
The workforce was handled to a welcome dinner co-hosted by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Consulate upon their arrival in New York on the Long Island Marriott Hotel final Saturday.
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In attendance have been Dilip Chauhan, the Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs within the NYC Mayor’s Office, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the South African Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ismail Esau, the Chargé d’affaires on the South African Embassy in Washington DC and Ogaufi Mampane, the South African Consulate-General in New York.
South African artist, Motswedi Modiba, revelled visitors with her renditions of assorted Mzansi melodies.
Times Square visit
On Tuesday, the Proteas squad and members of the administration workforce travelled to Times Square, the place they have been greeted with a personalized video message displayed prominently on the TSX display within the coronary heart of town that learn, “New York Welcomes The Proteas!”
To wrap up the actions, CSA teamed up with the New York Yankees for a visit to the enduring Yankee Stadium within the Bronx the place they have been the baseball workforce’s particular visitors for a match between the Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. The workforce was additionally handled to a particular tour of the stadium.
In addition, captain Aiden Markram, coach Rob Walter and quick bowler Kagiso Rabada performed a jersey swap with Yankees coach Aaron Boone and star participant Austin Wells.
![Aaron Boone, Rob Walter and Aiden Markram](https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Proteas-Markram-Walter-baseball-player-1.jpg)
Walter thanked their hosts, saying, “The team is feeling incredibly motivated and grateful for the incredible support we’ve received here in New York.”
Remaining fixtures
Saturday 4.30pm – Netherlands: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Monday, 10 June 4.30pm – Bangladesh: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Friday, 14 June 1.30am – Nepal – Arnos Vale Ground, St Vincent
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