he knows. he was once a big cricket star himself. kuldeep patel: let s go. let s go! anthony: who s winning? kuldeep patel: the first team scored 120 runs. they re chasing right now. anthony: i see, so you can t really say cause they haven t had an opportunity yet. kuldeep patel: exactly right. anthony: see, this is why it didn t happen in america. we need, we like winners in america. we like to know whose winning at all times. kuldeep patel: but this is a very high energetic game. baseball, when we watch baseball, it s kind of slow to us when we anthony: well, even to us it is. kuldeep patel: right? it s a slower game. anthony: it s really all about the snacks. kuldeep patel: yes, hot dogs. anthony: but, they re [ bleep ] hot dogs here. and the beer is even worse. now for a hot dog. oh no, right. now for some tandoori chicken cooked to perfection, some spicy, tender, and totally delicious curried goat, and made to order potato masala dosas. anthony: are the
from a rich middle class family, it s going to take a minute to get used to that culture shock over here. it s going to take them about two years. kuldeep patel: like, when i got married, back then in the 90s it was like i was supposed to marry a girl from my caste. it was an issue then but now it s not an issue. now, you know, twenty years later it s changed. anthony: what about white houstonians, welcoming? nice? like, my experience, i moved from singapore. first six months whenever we used to go anywhere and said we recently moved to u.s.a., everyone, oh, welcome to texas. welcome to houston. welcome to u.s.a. and, like, that made us very comforted. anthony: i mean that s not the stereotype. the stereotype is that this is an intolerant state filled with, you know, right wing cowboys who don t like foreigners. not houston? definitely not. in the beginning you might feel like texans are, like, not that friendly to you but once you know them they are really friendly people.
here. kuldeep patel: you work hard in this country and if you put your mind to something, you know, it is achievable then, i think. so, america is land of opportunity and best place to stay in the world. anthony: some people say, make america great again. i say, america was great all along, some of us just forgot why. it s great because your grandfather and my grandfather and everybody s damn grandfather or great grandfather crammed themselves, snuck, bought their way, or was dragged onto a boat and one way or another, allowed themselves eventually to dream. you still can. there s still room and, in some places in america, apparently you are still welcome. welcome stranger, this land is your land.
two teams locked in struggle. take me out to the ballgame, man. though the smell wafting from behind the bleachers is not hot dogs or popcorn or roasting peanuts, it s a hell of a lot better actually. kuldeep patel: basically, it s practically like baseball. first international game believe it or not was u.s.a. versus canada. anthony: really? kuldeep patel: yes, in 1844. kuldeep patel: yeah, i don t know if you knew, but cricket is second most watched sport in the world. yes. anthony: i, i just read that. kuldeep patel: india is number one. u.s.a. is number two. anthony: i do like a sport where you can aim at somebody s crotch though. i think that s sort of awesome. anthony: i m not even going to try and explain the sport of cricket to you. there s a ball and there s bats, and i think you run to, like, base. go out to sardar patel stadium in houston s richmond neighborhood and ask league president of the houston indian cricket club kuldeep patel: what it s all about
anthony: the crack of the bat. the roar of the crowd. two teams locked in struggle. take me out to the ballgame, man. though the smell wafting from behind the bleachers is not hot dogs or popcorn or roasting peanuts, it s a hell of a lot better actually. kuldeep patel: basically, it s practically like baseball. first international game believe it or not was u.s.a. versus canada. anthony: really? kuldeep patel: yes, in 1844. kuldeep patel: yeah, i don t know if you knew, but cricket is second most watched sport in the world. yes. anthony: i, i just read that. kuldeep patel: india is number one. u.s.a. is number two. anthony: i do like a sport where you can aim at somebody s crotch though. i think that s sort of awesome. anthony: i m not even going to try and explain the sport of cricket to you. there s a ball and there s bats, and i think you run to, like,