Bowling a googly
STUDENTS of sport's capacity for inflaming nationalist feelings might have expected trouble at the 22-nation cricket tournament just finishing in Kuala Lumpur. Among those taking part was Singapore, at a time when its relations with Malaysia were at a low ebb. Not long ago a Malaysian government minister even threatened to sever sporting and cultural links. Sure enough, there were protests, but they were directed at another team: the one from Israel.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Bowling a googly”
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