It’s that time of the year again when cricket enthusiasts line up and flock to the stadium to watch their favorite team compete with the rivals. Screens are put across the country and friends and family reunite; b e it the Zalims, or Gladiators, along with Kings and Qalandars followed by Sultans and United; each team has a huge set of fans roaring for victory. In Pakistan, we all were deprived of international level cricket for a very long time. The political cum law and order situation, along with the 2009 attack on SriLankan Cricket team absolutely ticked Pakistan off the list of safe countries for international players. The nation which is inherently a fan of Cricket despite Hockey being its national sport was shorn off their favorite game for many years. With the launched of PCB’s own league called PSL in 2015; cricket and international players were encouraged to play matches with our players. Earlier all the matches would take place in Abu-Dhabi but fortunately
This blog is a mixture of my feelings, thoughts and a few rants.