When Frisco resident Adi Kattari built a cricket batting cage in his backyard in 2015, he didn’t foresee opening a freestanding indoor cricket training facility complete with a full-size indoor cricket field, batting lanes, weight area and pro shop—but that’s exactly what happened.
“[We] were living opposite Independence High School, and I had built a batting cage in my backyard for my son to practice cricket,” Kattari said. “Because I lived right next to the school, I had five to 10 people daily ask to see it the first year. There are more South Asians in that region, which may have increased the curiosity. Then coaches started asking to use the cage.”
With some financial assistance from family members, Kattari opened All Stars Cricket Arena in Frisco in April 2025.
The details
All Stars Cricket Arena offers a variety of ways to learn or hone cricket skills including private coaching, camps, teams and recreational play. Kattari said other sports including flag football and futsal teams have started renting the field for practice.
“We have around 6000 registered players in the system, of that, we have around 1,000 kids registered, 5-year-olds all the way to 45-year-olds come for training,” Kattari said. “We have something called the beginner or ‘next gen’—which is our youngest program—to people who are looking for an opportunity in the USA Cricket League.”
Zooming in
Kattari said some of the athletes who train at All Stars Cricket Arena have experience in other sports, which often proves beneficial when trying cricket for the first time.
“Softball players are very good at [cricket] because they're already better athletes,” Kattari said. “You pitch the ball, throw fast, run and have good hand-eye coordination. They have all of these [skills].”
Kattari said similarities between baseball and cricket are that the goal is for the bowler to get the batter out and the fielders’ goal is to catch the ball to limit the number of runs. Differences between the sports are the bowler’s running throw and that there are no fouls for batters.
Put in perspective
Prior to opening All Stars Cricket Arena in Frisco, Adi spent time touring cricket facilities in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and India. He took note of what was and wasn’t working then set about creating a space in his hometown that improved upon everything he saw.
“One of the Indian coaches came in here and said, ‘I met him back in India when he was building this. He did not do it justice,’” Kattari said. “He felt that I built better than what he thought we should do. He didn't believe that we can pull this off in the U.S. because the sport is still in an infancy stage here. It was a big compliment.”
Going forward
In 2026, Kattari opened a second All Stars Cricket Arena in Kansas and another cricket arena, Yash Lewisville Cricket Arena, in Lewisville. There are plans to open a fourth location, in an undisclosed city, before the end of the year, said Kattari.
“One of the big goals is to increase the volume of people who enjoy and play the sport. I want more kids to play the sport on the weekends as they grow up,” Kattari said. “Within 5 years … we want to have at least three players representing us at the highest level, whether it is for [team] USA or playing in a big league.”
