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Fine Indian cuisine read a catering van parked outside the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida on Friday. The American flag was pitched right behind the van. It was the perfect scene - India officially touring the USA for the first time, with the venue set to host two T20Is between India and West Indies on August 27 and 28. And wherever the cricket goes, the fans seem to follow, be it Chennai or Florida.The match will not start until 10 am local time on Saturday, but that hasnt stopped fans from arriving at the ground to cheer for their team. Indian cricket fans poured in to catch their teams practice session on the eve of the match, hoping to get autographs from Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Chris Gayle. Dwayne Bravo, yelled one such fan, on seeing Bravo walk back after practice. The West Indies allrounder waved back to loud cheers. On a walk around the stadium, you could hear catch phrases in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and English. It almost felt like the tournament was being played in India.Fans flew in from across the country - Chicago, Louisiana, Washington DC, and Los Angeles - directly to the stadium, keen to catch the action. For most, this is a first chance to watch an international cricket match in person. Indian students in the USA especially were seen boarding flights in Washington DC, eager to get to Lauderhill. The Indians and Indian-Americans gathered at the Reagan National Airport said the series felt surreal because when they left India, they never imagined they would watch an international series in person in the country, let alone one featuring India.Cricket is more than just a sport for these Indian immigrants and second-generation Indian-Americans. It is their mother sport, said Mike Singh, an Indian immigrant from California. It brings them together, it makes them who they are.Krish Patel, a 10-year-old second-generation Indian-American, grew up watching and worshipping players like Kohli and Dhoni. To be able to talk to them and get their autographs felt surreal, he said. Krish and his father, Mayank, are part of the Bolingbrook Cricket League in Illinois.This is a big deal for Krish. For him to see legends and future legends that he grew up watching is a big deal, Mayank said.For the millions of Indian immigrants in the USA, this is also something of a family reunion. Flags were waved, samosas passed around and new Bollywood dance moves exchanged. It is home away from home.Fans were on the lookout for tickets as soon as they heard the BCCI was looking to host the series in the USA. Some even skipped work on the first day of sales to grab a few tickets. Sankar Renganathan, an IT engineer from Alabama, joked that he was the reason the server crashed.We had to call the phone number on the website to get the tickets, added his friends.What do the supporters hope to accomplish out of their weekend in Florida?We want to see a tough game. But we want India to win, said Udayakumar Karnam, also an IT engineer from Alabama, who flew down with his friends.Some want to see India win, but for others its a chance to be part of history, a part of Indias first official series in the USA. 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With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play.There is nothing like the ping of an aluminum bat in the cool spring air or the sight of a guy who bought his spot on the Goldeyes roster at a charity event – actually coming in TWICE to act as pinch runner -- or watching the Goldeyes score three runs in the eighth to put the game away without the benefit of a single hit. Yes, its the annual pre-season game between the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the Winnipeg Goldeyes and its usually a crazy evening at the ballpark. It certainly was a crazy one on Friday night. This year, the Wesmen played a heck of a game, pinging out nine hits in an 8-4 loss to the local pro team. For the Goldeyes it was the final home game of the pre-season and while it probably didnt tell Rick Forney a lot about his new team, it did give his players a chance to have some fun at home before heading out for 16 days on the road. "I thought the Wesmen kids did a great job tonight," said Forney. "They played a real good baseball game. We saw a better team this year than last year, thats for sure. Their shortstop made two real good plays and the third baseman made a great play in the eighth. Their fundamentals were better than last year. Theyre improving. They gave us a real good baseball game." Left fielder Ryan Scoma was the player of the game for the Goldeyes, going three-for-three with two runs scored and an RBI. Fehlandt Lentini went two-for-five with a run scored and two drivven in.dddddddddddd The Goldeyes scored three in the third, two in the sixth and then three in the eighth on four walks, two productive outs and two stolen bases. Forney also had a look at six pitchers. The only pitcher to struggle was Justin Garcia who gave up all four runs on four hits in the fourth inning. "Our pitchers had some trouble getting loose in the colder weather," said Forney. "The balls werent rubbed up and they didnt get a good feel for the baseball. And I thought our outfielders had some trouble picking up the ball off the aluminum bats, but we played good defense today and I was happy with a good days work." Nick Drews and Brendan Gaunt each had two hits for the Wesmen. Drews scored a run and also drove one in. The Wesmen starter Josh Loewen, in his final game at the university level, was the hard-luck loser. However, in 5.2 innings of work, he allowed five runs on 11 hits and didnt look out of place against a professional ball club. Aaron Correa earned the victory for the Goldeyes after throwing two scoreless innings. That was the final home pre-season game for the Goldeyes. The team will now head out onto the road, play in Fargo Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and then in Kansas and Wichita next week before opening the season in Grand Prairie, Texas next Friday night. The first home game is not until May 27 when the Laredo Lemurs open the season at Shaw Park. ' ' '