(I've had a few random conversations with Indians while travelling recently, and they knew more about the players and results in domestic leagues in my own country than I do)
If he starts with "For those in the US", he's assuming that the rest of the world knows about it. Rest of the world != Commonwealth countries.
If he starts with "For those in the US", he's assuming that the rest of the world knows about it. Rest of the world != Commonwealth countries.