Seven volunteers took Bat and Ball to Pather Sathi in May 2023, running thirty-five children through the fundamentals of cricket: proper batting stance, bowling technique, and sharper fielding. The session had the feel of a proper practice, drills and all.
For a sport this popular in Kolkata, the workshop was less about teaching something unfamiliar and more about sharpening what these kids already loved. By the end, there were plenty of proud demonstrations of a cleaner cover drive or a tighter yorker.