Facing blank faces, I even told them that I had played for years, and was even tutored by a former Indian Test player, but the impression failed to take hold. But it doesn't advance the game. This approach to the game permeates behavior at the national level. Give up the big prize, and just get what you can take for yourself - national vision be damned. But let's not just discuss immigrants to America.
Parochial visions exist in the test-playing world, too.
Every nation thinks it knows how to play the game. What people have to realize is that cricket is just a game, defined by several basic rules. Beyond that, everything is open for interpretation and adaptation. It is not right for those in the know to shut others out. What has to happen is that an English, Australian, or Indian media company will have to put some money into showing cricket weekly on TV in the U.S., complete with explanations, features on individual players, exciting highlights, crowd shots, etc.