Cricket-Loving Billionaires Are Bringing Their Childhood Game to the US Major Leagues

  • Anurag Jain has backed Texas Super Kings alongside Ross Perot
  • Inaugural Major League Cricket starts this Thursday in Dallas
A Major League Cricket stadium will replace the former home of minor league baseball team the AirHogs in Grand Prairie.Photographer: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg
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Anurag Jain has loved cricket his entire life, but after learning how much players made he ditched his dream of making a career of it and ultimately went into business.

These days he’s the managing partner of Perot Jain, a venture capital firm he co-founded with Texas billionaire Ross Perot Jr. If things go to plan, Jain could have a far greater impact on the game than he ever could with a bat and ball.