A few months ago, social media feed let us know that it was 20 years of The Kite Runner. The Khaled Hosseini classic that came out in 2003 told a poignant back-to-the-wall survival story that left us with a hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Two decades have gone by, things are back to square one in Afghanistan. Torn by political strife and a devastating earthquake, the country is on its knees. At a time like that, their victory against ODI world champions England at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday may not change the lives of all those who don’t know what’s there in store tomorrow, but it will surely leave them with a sense of hope.
