Afghanistan vs UAE: When Cricket Becomes a Passport-Themed Metaphor for Globalization
Afghanistan vs. UAE: A Friendly in Sharjah, or a Metaphor for the Modern World Order? Sharjah, UAE — The floodlights at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium hummed like overworked photocopiers in a fluorescent-lit purgatory on Tuesday night, illuminating a contest that—at first glance—looked like just another T20 fixture on the ICC’s interminable calendar. Afghanistan, freshly rebranded…