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“Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life,” wrote journalist and cricket commentator John Arlott. It is a statement that can be appreciated by anyone who is aware of—or has even remotely tried to understand—how the game is run in his part of the world. Let me say at the onset that just like millions around the world, I enjoy watching the mercurial talent of Pakistan cricket, and I admire the quality of players they have produced over the years. Sport, though, is not played in a vacuum and cricket, ...