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Sachin Tendulkar rings NYSE bell to launch NCL season
Cricket legend Tendulkar was joined by NCL Chairman Arun Agarwal to ring the opening bell.
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Anushka Pathak - Fri, 03, Oct 2025
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Screengrab of the NCL bell-ringing event at NYSE / Courtesy: NYSE YouTube
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and National Cricket League (NCL) chairman Arun Agarwal rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 3.
Tendulkar, who co-owns the NCL, joined Agarwal in the bell-ringing, an NYSE tradition recognizing organizations contributing to economic growth.
The event coincided with the start of the league’s second season in the United States. The “10-over Sixty Strikes” tournament, a fast-paced cricket format, will run from Oct. 3 to 13 at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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The ceremony highlighted NCL’s push to grow professional cricket in America and the league’s ambition to integrate cricket with U.S. business and expand its footprint beyond immigrant communities.
Six teams representing U.S. cities—New York Lions CC, Chicago Cricket Club, Dallas Lonestars CC, Houston Generals, Atlanta Kings CC, and Los Angeles Waves CC—are competing, with each match consisting of 10 overs per side to ensure shorter, high-scoring games.
The inaugural match on Oct. 3 featured the Dallas Lonestars versus the Atlanta Kings, with Tendulkar attending as a special guest. Prior to the tournament, a gala dinner on Oct. 2 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas welcomed international cricket stars, including Brian Lara and Muttiah Muralitharan. The NYSE bell-ringing underlines cricket’s increasing recognition in the U.S., bridging sport, business, and cultural outreach, while signaling new opportunities for the sport domestically and internationally.
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