India, Feb. 16 -- They make their sabz chai - a special green tea - in their hotel room. Pull out the famous Afghan dry fruits from their backpacks. Sit on the floor to eat on their shared dastarkhwans. Knock on each others doors if someone hasn't turned up for breakfast. This is what home looks like for Afghanistan's cricketers now.

Scattered across continents, training in UAE, plying their trades in franchise leagues around the world, the Afghan cricketers carry a rich and unique culture in habits that they can fit inside suitcases.

They may not have a home ground. And they may have never played an international game in their own backyard but they have each other.

History and politics have made that nearly impossible. Decades of conf...