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An invention from Karachi in the 80s, Tapeball cricket took the colonial history of the sport and ripped it apart.
Biryani article featuring Malang: https://fiftytwo.in/story/rice-fat-meat-streets/
Abid Hussain's Tapeball Longform: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/929545/tape-ball-tales
Tapeball image credit: Ali Akbar Naqvi, originally made for PaceisPaceYaar.
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