"Do you think the Taleban might ban cricket?" I asked a class eight student in Mingora, the main city in Pakistan's Swat Valley last week.
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But cricket in Pakistan was considered a religion above religion, not just a favourite pastime or passion as many observers have pointed out, but almost a spiritual obsession.
Devout family members cut their prayers short so that they do not have to miss a single ball being bowled in a cricket match. Full story...
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