India, April 25 -- Dismayed by the ill treatment at the hands of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a Test cricketer from the country has decided to defect and represent another country. In this case, it's England.

The story of 31-year-old left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar is nothing short of heartbreaking. He represented Pakistan in one ODI against England back in the day in 2015. He was just 19 years old then. He must have been a prodigy! In that match, which Pakistan lost at Sharjah, he removed big names like Alex Hales and Joe Root, but he didn't play another ODI again.

Six years later in 2021, he was called back for a Test match against New Zealand at Christchurch. In the only innings he bowled, he went wicketless and gave away more than...