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Cricket Comedy Series ‘Strikers’ Enlists ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Alums Josh Kirby, Jonathan Veles to Write (EXCLUSIVE)


The upcoming comedy series "Strikes," set in the world of cricket, has tapped the writing team of Josh Kirby and Jonathan Veles to pen the pilot

The upcoming comedy series “Strikes,” set in the world of cricket, has tapped the writing team of Josh Kirby and Jonathan Veles to pen the pilot, Variety has learned exclusively. They have since come back to shore and worked together as a writing team on shows like the hit sitcoms “The Real O’Neals” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” They have also developed projects with Universal Television, Spectrum, and Amazon. The official description of “Strikers” states that it “follows Amar Farooqi (Abraham), a former MLB pitcher whose career-ending injury leads him back to his South Asian roots via the cricket field.

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