Sports

You do not have to be in Paris to celebrate a World Cup final. And you don’t quite need to be in London to yell for a Champions League goal. Out in Bangladesh, that many miles away from wherever it is happening, international sporting action retains a passion that is fervid yet characteristically native. From

Cricket, a game of strategy, skill, and numbers, may be the last resort of superstition. But from village match dirt tracks to full stadiums and living rooms with the TV blaring, superstition is thriving—and most of all among the fans. In Bangladesh and everywhere else, cricket fans don’t merely watch a match—they take part emotionally,