That is, until Haltore joins 40 other Indian software and hardware engineers for cricket practice. Cricket is everything America is not. Athletes dress formally in white. A game can lumber on for five days.
Players drink tea during breaks and eat potato curry for lunch.
Patience, composure and skill, not aggression and strength, are the game's most beneficial attributes. And yet, on fields across Silicon Valley, an influx of Indian engineers has spawned a certifiable cricket explosion. The Santa Clara Cricket Club, one of 25 clubs in the Northern California Cricket Association, is the unlikely beneficiary of the current job boom. Club members share job leads during batting practice. They share tips for handling immigration hurdles.