Satya Nadella forms Seattle’s New Professional Cricket League

Called the Seattle Orcas, the new team will represent the Greater Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest The team will compete in Major League Cricket (MLC), a new T20 franchise league in the USA.

On Mar 22, 2023

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SEATTLE- Cricket looks to get big in America. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has formed Seattle’s new professional cricket team in partnership with Delhi Capitals’ co-owner GMR Group. The team will compete in Major League Cricket (MLC), a new T20 franchise league in the USA. The team unveiled its logo and team name and there are plans that some of the world’s top players will be seen as a part of the sporting event.

The Seattle Orcas’ lead investor group includes Nadella, Soma Somasegar (Managing Director of Madrona Ventures), Samir Bodas (Co-founder and CEO, Icertis), Ashok Krishnamurthi (Managing Partner, GreatPoint Ventures) and Sanjay Parthasarathy (former senior executive at Microsoft and Avalara).

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