![]() “There is one personal pitch at Telegraph and 8 Mile. ![]() “There is no other (public) pitch in the city," said Ahmed, 29, whose mom is a homemaker and dad works in the auto industry. ![]() 'Detroit' film leaves a disturbing feeling of grief, nothing to celebrate The city will break ground on Detroit’s only official, public cricket pitch, the first in the city since the 1970s and recalling the 1850s when cricket was the most popular sport in Detroit. On Saturday, after three years, he will get his wish. So Ahmed, a native of Sylhet, Bangladesh, who moved to Detroit at 15, began petitioning city officials to do more. ![]() But Ahmed got sick of watching young boys getting skinned knees in a sport meant to be played on grass. Saiyed Ahmed has been used to playing cricket on the concrete parking lot near the Detroit Public Library.
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