Four players, four journeys
George Dockrell, Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy and James Faulkner - four players, four countries and four contrasting journeys that will converge at this edition of the World Cup
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Feb-2015
George Dockrell, Mohammad Nabi, Darren Sammy and James Faulkner - four players, four countries and four contrasting journeys that will converge at this edition of the World Cup. The Age presents the four profiles here:
Nabi loved the game and developed his skills in the guest room of his family's crowded house. His parents had been among the millions of Afghans who fled their homeland after the Russian invasion in 1979, settling first in a refugee camp and then building a life in Pakistan. Nabi's family could still live comfortably on the proceeds of his father's business. "There is no future in cricket," his mother told him. "Study. See your cousins? They are studying."