
From the Gully to the Green Cap: An Athlete’s Unforgiving Journey in Pakistan
In a sun-baked alley in Sangla Hill, a young boy meticulously wraps white electrical tape around a tennis ball, his focus absolute. This is his hard ball, his tool of the trade. His pitch is the narrow space between two houses; his wicket, a pair of worn-out shoes. In his mind, however, this dusty gully…