The cricket stadium would fit a maximum capacity of 25,000 spectators, according to the documents. Prajakta Kasbekar of AcersInfra, based in Rockville, submitted the application.

“This isn’t cricket in a baseball stadium as a gimmick. This is actually a bona fide cricket stadium and one of the best already in all the Americas. It’s really exciting,” Major League ...

The owner of the Washington Freedom cricket team wants the RFK Stadium site to be its home. The team now plays “home” games in Dallas and Morrisville, N.C.