Awww thanks

Thanks Derek! Was a long running dream to discuss cricket and (American) football together so I had the most fun time!

That’s not cricket: How ‘creeping Hindutva’ stumped sportsmanship ahead of the T20 World Cup The reality of the sport is that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in local Indian politics can cause a typhoon in another country’s cricketing fortunes.

Check out @karachikhatmal.bsky.social's recent piece on Hindutva politics and India-Pakistan T20.

www.dawn.com/news/1970764...

Cricket and the India-Pakistan Rivalry

@karachikhatmal.bsky.social joins to talk CRICKET, including the sport's colonial history and recent events in the world's most heated rivalry.

We had A LOT of fun with this one, with something for novices and experts alike.

open.spotify.com/episode/3SZ4...

Hahahah thanks I'm hoping this catches on

Bill Belichik is on the GoT trajectory* 👀

*late career moves that erase a legacy of genuine quality

On the topic of biryani, this piece from @karachikhatmal.bsky.social is a must-read.

fiftytwo.in/story/rice-f...

There's only one line on more contemporary work that queries the Eurocentric world view - work which unpacks and eviscerates colonialism, gender, white supremacy, etc - is dismissed as culture wars. Which I feel is how white intellectuals frequently dismiss critiques of their canon.

Silent Catastrophes by WG Sebald review – academic writing at its most sterile A collection of professional leftovers that can only diminish the posthumous reputation of a master of high literature

On the face of it, this review of a collection of academic writing represents a very learned, intellectual elite perspective. Yet the mounful undertone regarding the end of European intellectual celebration feels very much like posh highbrow MAGA.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

how do you ensure that all the teams play each other regularly and the same number of times, like with any other league?

incredible post.

Although this post above also reminds me that this is why I quit social media. These small moments of outrage pile up every day, and you're frequently feeling irritated, angry or anxious without truly knowing why. And there's never any shortage of things to outrage about.

Read the story to confirm, but this is 'offensive' only because it shows an obviously Muslim man endorsing the burning of notes. Replace him with a crypto-bro and no one would have batted an eyelid.

Went through many Katie Bs on here before regretfully posting without tagging you. Glad to be able to follow you now.

Mera Pyar maybe

Hahahaha on that Saim call. Great call on Saeed tho

"Kyle Shanahan projects an energy that is... one part Kendall Roy, and one part Jeremy Strong talking about Kendall Roy."

@theringer.com.web.brid.gy with some poetry from Katie Baker.

Cuteeee

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, especially those in Pakistan and Karachi!

❤️💚🎄🎅🏾

"Almeida and his partner also make a special effort to include their sons during preps. The motivation behind the effort is at once simple and profound.

“We are engaging them not in any hope, but just to say this is something that we belong to,” he says

“This is our heritage.”"

Eternally grateful to Norbert Almeida, Luciana Fernandes and Belinda Fonseca for sharing their stories.

Huge thanks also to Khaula Jamil for allowing me to use the pictures she took for the piece.

A Goan Christmas in Karachi | karachikhatmal An essay on the foods with which Karachi's Goans celebrate Christmas.

A couple of years ago I worked on a story which I really loved.

Unfortunately, the magazine it was written for went defunct and I was never able to share it. Have finally gotten around to doing so now.

My article on a Goan Christmas in Karachi.

karachikhatmal.com/a-goan-chris...

Hahaha why am I not surprised

Watching Rabada bowl to Saim feels like jannat. Aesthetic perfection.

D-Block Europe - Pakistan ft. @Clavish (Official Video) YouTube video by D Block Europe TV

Couldn't find the lyrics for it, but while searching for them I found that there was a TikTok famous song also called Pakistan. (this might be famous already and I just didn't know)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry1m...

Yung Joka - Pakistan (feat. MDK6)[Official Video] YouTube video by Yung Joka

The venn diagram for this factoid is like 12 people, but former Super Bowl winning Kansas City wide receiver Kadarius Toney had been making rap songs since he was in school, and one of his songs is called Pakistan...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5H-...