Cricket helps Afghan refugees feel at home in Hamburg

For a group of Afghan refugees in Hamburg who fled their homeland after the Taliban captured power, cricket offers a pathway to integration.

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00:00Music

00:18Music

00:32Music

00:52Music

01:07It's not that easy to see cricket in Europe

01:11But our people have worked very hard

01:14I feel that the tough times have passed

01:19Now our kids are interested in cricket

01:23And like there are match telecasts on TV in all the countries

01:28Kids are also interested in it

01:30Earlier one ground was enough

01:34Now even if there are 10 grounds, I don't think it will be enough

01:38Music

01:56In Europe, we are not expecting the same standards as in England or Pakistan

02:01But we know that things have to start from somewhere

02:04And the infrastructure here is not like that of cricket

02:08But it can be improved

02:11We have come here to see what are the basic needs of our Pakistanis

02:17Music

02:24Music

02:40First experience

02:43First experience

02:45Music