The 2024 T20 format of the cricket International Cricket Council World Cup being hosted in the US has a number of Panjabi and Sikh players from both sides of the Radcliffe Line -- the two Panjab's, East (India) and West (Pakistan). Five players, one each from Canada, Netherlands, and India (Arshdeep Singh), and two from the United States are identifiable Sikhs (keep long hair). Dilpreet Singh Bajwa was born (2001) in Gurdaspur, migrated in 2020, and plays for Canada. Vikramjit Singh (2003) was born in Cheema Khurd, Panjab. After 1984, his grandfather Khushi Cheema fled to the Netherlands, initially working as a taxi driver before establishing a transport company in Amstelveen. He plays for Netherlands. Harmeet Singh Baddhan was born (1992) in Mumbai, and played for Mumbai and Tripura before moving to the US, and is part of their team. Jasdeep Singh was born (1993) in Queens, New York. His family moved to India when he was three years old, but when he was thirteen, they returned to the US and settled in New Jersey. He plays for the US. Navneet Dhaliwal was born (1988) in Chandigarh. He moved to Canada at the age of 22 years and plays for their team. Pargat Singh was born (1992) in Rupnagar and played extensively for the Panjab team but the politics of the game and selection got the better of him. He left for Canada and worked as a taxi driver whom Kaleem Sana from Pakistan re-discovered. Both trained together and are now part of the Canadian national team. Ish Singh Sodhi was born (1992) in Ludhiana and plays for New Zealand.
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