Away from glitzy stadiums, Qatar migrants live for cricket

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The most played sport in Qatar is nowhere near the country’s glitzy, air-conditioned stadiums.
Cricket is king among the migrant workers who make up most of the energy-rich emirate’s population, and Friday is game day.
At dozens of grass-free pitches in the shadow of construction sites where many migrants work, laborers from all over South Asia gather to play on their one free day of the week. The stadium hosting the world track and field championship, and th