Bowling in the arid plains of a scatter of ill developed, ill thought out and unknown yet bustling villages of Chaskwari, Panyam, Arno, Arnyal Mora, Chapra, Pabbi amongst others, with specific focus on Kalyal, another vital village in this cluster.
An unknown yet local superstar, Zaman Khan was bowling at the local batsmen, hitting their feet, legs and the base of the wicket with alarming regularity. As one of my village friends put it to me, "Bhai pat ni si jisla Zaman bowling karna si" (Bro, we would literally tremble when Zaman would come on to bowl). So you can imagine the fear he instilled in locals.
Pictures from the famous Panyam Dyke where local sportsmen play cricket and netball regularly
But don't be alarmed, off the...