About Us
Our people are what set us apart and without a doubt we have one of the best teams in the business. We’re die hard sports fanatics who strive for excellence in all we do, both on and off the turf. Our facility has been meticulously planned out and no detail has been overlooked. If you haven’t visited us yet, stop in and say hello, we’d love to show you around!
Mission
Work hard every day to inspire, cultivate and guide young athletes into their full potential.
Vision
To be known around the world as USA’s premier indoor cricket facility.
Sibu Mathew
Founder
Sibu is a former investment banker who’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit. He relocated to the US from Dubai a few years ago with a dream to grow the fan base of both indoor and outdoor cricket, right here in the United States.
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The dream is quite personal, Sibu’s son was watching an indoor cricket match on TV one day and asked his Dad “What kind of baseball is this?” As a die-hard cricket fan, Sibu’s first reaction was “Baseball??” Then he went on to explain the game to his son and realized that kids all over the US would probably ask the same question. This conversation between a father and son sparked a vision that is now called Lords Indoor Sports, USA’s very first indoor cricket arena. Of course there’s more to the story, but we’ll let Sibu tell you that when you visit the facility!
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CK
Principal Partner
Chong Kim (CK) is a successful businessman and leader. CK is a soccer coach and a self-proclaimed sports fanatic. He’s the chairman of Nexus Soccer
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Organization, a local non-profit organization which is active in philanthropy and participant in NTPSO. When he’s not working one of his many jobs, he’s spending time with his wife and four children (probably playing sports).
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Unni Krishnan
Principal Partner
Coach Unni is a certified level 2 coach (Cricket Australia). He was an assistant coach at the ICC Academy in Dubai before moving to Dallas in 2015.
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Beyond coaching, Unni worked in SportsMechanics; the current analytics consultant for the Indian cricket team. He was also a performance analyst with the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors.
“I have been fortunate to have learned from and worked with some of the most renowned coaches in the world such as Darren Lehmann, Robin Singh, Trevor Penny, Mike Young and Pubudu Dassanayake. My vision is to transfer all that knowledge to the next generation of aspiring cricketers in the hope that they represent team USA”.
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Coach Prajith
Elite Group
Coach Prajith comes from an Indian coaching background backed by a BCCI level one certification. A Wicketkeeper Batsman from
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Andhra, brings in the experience of having played 10 years of competitive National level cricket in various age groups. He has worked with the district and zonal level U-19 teams, mentoring and coaching various players who went on to become a part of Ranji Trophy and England’s Premier Division League. Prajith joined Lords coaching team since October 2019. He’s currently working on obtaining his ICC-Level 2 certification and he was just signed as a professional player for Austin Athletics Minor League Team!
Fun fact: Was a part of Shane Warne’s Eleven that played Sachin’s Eleven at the Cricket All Starts Tournament in Houston-2015.
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Coach Jig
Intermediate Group
English Cricket Board Level 2 Coach. Coach Jig played professional cricket for Harrow Cricket Club (Middlesex County, UK). He brings
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4 years of Coaching experience with 4-14 Year age group at Welwyn Garden City Cricket Club (Herts, UK), Harrow Cricket Club (Middlesex UK) and most recently at Lords Indoor Sports. Jig believes “Cricket is a fun sport and that’s how it should be presented to the younger kids”.
Fun Fact; He is huge fan of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.
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Coach Suresh
Intermediate Group
Played alongside Srikanth 1976-1980 at College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras. Coach Suresh played in intra-company tournaments
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in Chennai & Mumbai 2001-2003 & 2009-2011. He has played with league teams at NJ & NY. In 2019, Suresh joined the coaching team at Lords Indoor Sports.
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Coach Rajesh
Primary Group
Coach Rajesh is ICC Level2 Certified. Before starting youth cricket program in North Texas in 2009, Coach Rajesh played cricket at University level
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in Hyderabad, A division in Hyderabad league & 1st division in Chennai, India. He is the official cricket coach of Town of Flower Mound, TX
Fun fact: Several youth players Coach Rajesh coached have gone on to play for U19 USA team & are in the reckoning for USA Men’s team
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Coach Akshay
Primary Group
Coach Akshay has been playing cricket for over 25 years. He has played with Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur and many others while representing
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Mumbai Ranji team. For the past 6 years he has coached 16-22 year old youth/adults. For the past 6 months he has been coaching 6-14 year age group. Coach Akshay brings holistic approach while to coaching cricket I.e. fitness, strategic planning, help players identify their roles, improve techniques, etc.
Fun fact: currently working on level 1 certification.
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