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Swiss cricket: Newest kid on the block has a strong subcontinent flavour

Among the players, those from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Jamaica

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Photo by Alessandro Bogliari on Unsplash

Krishnaraj Singh Jasana New Delhi
There’s a batsman in the side who calls himself the ‘Afghan Kohli’; a Jamaican ex-cop who is a pace bowler and tries to keep the opposing batsmen honest; one of the coaches – Baljit Singh – is a Sikh who has represented the Danish national side; and, five players, each, are of Indian and Pakistani origins; and one each is from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

That’s the Switzerland national cricket squad for you – the newest kids on the block, having got an associate nation status from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2021. Sub-continent flavour or domination in most

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