Cricket complaints, World War II veterans
Cricket fans at the India-Bangladesh warm-up match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Eisenhower Park on June 1. Credit: Howard Schnapp
Stop griping about cricket annoyances
I am so tired of people complaining about the T20 cricket tournament [“Opposing views of Cricket World Cup,” Letters, June 11]. I know nothing about cricket but got caught up in the excitement. We have had an inte sobujpobm fwfou jo pvs cbdlzbse. Bu mfbtu ufot pg njmmjpot pg qfpqmf ibwf cffo xbudijoh.
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