Improvised sports infrastructure.
Improvised sports infrastructure. Instead of investing in formal wooden stumps, children cut three vertical slabs from a soft, fibrous, discarded banana tree trunk and stand them upright in the dirt. The soft, fleshy interior of the banana stem makes an excellent wicket because it cleanly absorbs the impact of incoming fast bowls without falling over too easily.
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