Kashmir – where cricket has become a political statement

Kashmir contains some of the most beautiful settings for cricket in the world – but cricket there has been blighted for over seventy years by the political and military conflicts which were a legacy of the partition of India. It has become not just a game but a political statement, as is explained by a local journalist, author, historian and cricketer Gowhar Geelani, the guest of Peter Oborne and Richard Heller in their latest cricket-themed podcast. Read the full description here: https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/episode-43-kashmir-where-cricket-has-become-a-political-statement/ A BBC briefing on Kashmir can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10537286 Gowhar’s profile by the Frontline Defenders Organization can be found here https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/gowhar-geelani The literary event of the year is imminent: the publication of Wisden Cricketers Almanack. Peter and Richard invite listeners to submit their nominations for the Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year to obornehellercricket@outlook.com . They will present the results in advance of Wisden’s.