My parents had a couple of international visitors who were English barristers.
As part of their entertainment, we took them to a Braves game.
I offered to explain baseball if they would explain cricket.
We tried. Everybody tried. I'm not sure how successful any of the attempts at explanation were!
One of our NC FReepers lives in an apartment complex in Durham that is also occupied by many computer-y types from India. He said they play cricket in the parking lots on weekends, with beer and shouting.