Author: Gargi Raut

It is an exciting time in India as the country gears up for the start of the festive season. It is an especially thrilling time in the city of joy. Kolkata is all decked up and dazzling for the Durga Pooja. The streets are lined with thousands and thousands of lights, people out and about with their families, dressed in the same colours to honour the Navratri tradition. At the same time, India, the cricket worshipping nation celebrates the widely loved sport as the country hosts the ODI World Cup. The Indian cricket team do their part to raise the…

Heading into a Cricket World as underdogs is not everyone’s cup of tea, but the Afghanistan cricket team seem to be making it a habit to punch above their weight against teams ranked much higher up in the pecking order. We were all witness to one such upset today. The Afghanistan cricket team pops out to sing a protest song every once in a while, reminding us that if they really play to potential, they can turn the tide against the heaviest of the opponents. Afghanistan against mighty England held their nerve and defeated the “attacking” champions (as Jos Buttler…