12-05-2025
Pakistan and India once connected over cricket. Those days are long gone
There was, said one traveller I contacted, a sense of relief when they touched down safely. The entire contingent of English overseas players in the Pakistan Super League — plus overseas commentators, television crew, coaching staff and other foreign players who did not need a visa for Dubai — were on the Friday night flight from Pakistan, which began at the Nur Khan airbase just outside Islamabad, going via Multan to pick up those, such as David Willey, who were stationed there.
What unsettles cricketers more than anything in these situations is the not knowing. Those I contacted said they were looked after very well, and there was no sense of panic, but the amount of false and fake news propagated through social media added
