To the cricket victors, the spoils!

Ashikur Rahman
Haydarabad Sporting Club held its annual Cricket Grand Final on the weekend.
Village family homes emptied to watch the local (and would be international) teen stars battle it out for glory on the temporary cricket ground they had made.
Anti corporal punishment crusader Sir Frank Peters was the special Guest of Honour on the happy occasion. In his brief speech Sir Frank encouraged the young players to give as much energy and concentration to their studies as they do to cricket.
Whatever you do in life, always give it your best, “he advised the appreciative audience, “if you don’t, you will never really learn what you are really capable of achieving and that would be a shame,” he added.
Sir Frank who launched a campaign to rid the nation of corporal punishment in all settings (schools, homes and madrassahs) in 2010, also advised:
After responding to many selfie seekers, Sir Frank was given rapturous applause and showered with smiles as he left.