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(16 Dec 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4411206 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOUNDBITES PARTIALLY COVERED WITH IMAGES++ ++MUSIC CLEARED FOR USE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Frisco, Texas – 22 October 2022 1. Wide of man playing cricket HEADLINE TEXT: A South Asian boom in the Dallas suburbs. 2. Mid of cricket players practicing 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Venkat Boddu, Frisco, Texas resident and cricket player: "First thing, whenever a new person comes to Frisco, they ask, 'do you play cricket?' Even I ask." 4. Mid of cricket players cheering from sideline ANNOTATION: On any given weekend afternoon in Frisco, Texas, you can find a group of South Asians playing and practicing cricket. 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kalyan Jarajapu, Hindu temple volunteer: "Wherever you see open areas, you see people playing cricket." 6. Close of player putting on gloves ANNOTATION: Cricket is the most popular sport in South Asia. 7. Mid of players walking in field ANNOTATION: It's found a home in north Texas, with an influx of South Asian immigrants in this part of the state. 8. Close of cricket players' feet and bat ANNOTATION: In the last decade, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex had the largest Asian growth rate of any major U.S. metro area. 9. Various of cricket players bowling ball ANNOTATION: "Indians have accounted for more than half the region's Asian population boom." 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kalyan Jarajapu, Hindu temple volunteer: "The Asian community, the Indian community, have reached out to the city because we made Frisco our home… 'Hey, give us some facilities where we can have some fun with the families.' The city of Frisco has reacted positively in trying to support cricket for the citizens of Frisco." 11. Wide of player playing cricket in field 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Venkat Boddu, Frisco, Texas resident and cricket player: "I was in New York. I don't know anybody to play cricket. But as soon as I moved to Dallas, I started playing cricket the next week." 13. Mid of cricket player walking off field 14. Mid of cricket players walking onto field with Hindu temple in background ANNOTATION: Just beyond this cricket field lies a 33,000-square-foot Hindu temple. 15. Mid tracking shot of Hindu temple as visitors are walking in ANNOTATION: It caters to thousands of Hindus in the suburban Dallas area. 16. Various of worshippers inside temple 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sudha Ghobagri, Frisco, Texas resident, worshipper in temple:   "Every Saturday, we make it a point to come here." 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Praveen Ghobagri, Frisco, Texas resident and worshipper in temple: "The vibrant culture pulled us in. We just Googled the things, you know, we had never been here first. When we saw where is the good place to hang around, we found Frisco and Plano, which were next to each other." 19. Mid of services inside temple 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Praveen Ghobagri, Frisco, Texas resident and worshipper in temple: "Texas is a place, it has a big heart, as a big state it is, so it's very welcoming for us to stay here." 21. Various of worshippers inside temple 22. Close of candle with money offerings ANNOTATION: Diwali, the biggest holiday of the year in India, is now celebrated in several Dallas suburbs every fall. 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Praveen Ghobagri, Frisco, Texas resident and worshipper in temple: "We feel like we belong here. It's just two years, but we felt the people around us made sure that we belong here." SUDHA GHOBAGRI: "It's home away from home." PRAVEEN GHOBAGRI: "I agree with that." 24. Wide of worshippers inside temple STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...