Amid row over Pakistan’s decision to boycott the T20 World Cup clash with India on February 15, a Pakistani sports film about cricket and how it gives hope and purpose to refugee children from a war-torn country screened at Nandan in Kolkata. Titled After Team Ladu, the sports drama was screened at the fourth International Sports Film Festival of India on Wednesday, days ahead of the scheduled T20 World Cup clash that hangs in balance. ADVERTISEMENTThe 14-minute short documentary-fiction film, directed by Imran Qamar Zaman, follows refugee children from a war-torn country who find safety, dignity, and renewed hope through cricket in Pakistan. “The audience loved the film because it carries a crucial message for the common people, the society and the nation. Though the film is set in Pakistan, it entered the ongoing international sports film festival in Kolkata through the US embassy, according to organisers Social Sports Foundation.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 09:44 UTC