What I noticed

Coronavirus ravages India Pakistan next? The trial of the murderer of George Floyd Football Super League rises, falls Pakistan, India overtures on Kashmir Downing Street sleaze – I wish they’d just call it corruption US refuses to send vaccine precursors to India US recognises Armenian genocide Attacks on Arabs in Jerusalem President of Chad falls […]

Sweat not tears

The ICC has announced that in this age of coronavirus, it is not permitted to shine the ball using spit. Sweat is still fine. Shahid Afridi’s days of gnawing the cricket ball are long over, but even his imitators will no longer get away with it.

Silly mid

I am reading a really entertaining book. It’s called Chinaman, is by Shehan Karunatilaka, and is a sort of cricket novel. I say sort of, because it’s also about Sri Lanka and is full of people and place. It’s also really funny, quite similar to one of my favourite Pakistani novels, A case of exploding […]