Nepal’s Young Guns at the Crease: Don’t Celebrate Too Soon

I don’t usually write political articles. My world is the boundary rope and the batting crease. But Dr. Ghanshyam Bhatt’s recent piece, "Second Innings of Balen and Gagan," forced me to pull my pads on. You see, I am an avid fan who grew up playing gully cricket in the 70s. I remember the thrill of the 1975 and 1979 World Cups—the days of huddling over a crackling transistor radio, trying to catch the score through the static of All India Radio or the BBC. Back then, we didn't have high-definition replays; we had our imagination and the "wisdom" of the elders sitting at tea stalls discussing cricket strategies, and of course, analyzing game wins and losses and the team’s strategies. What failed and what worked.