During Ramadan, late-night cricket is in full swing

By 1:30 a.m. the cricket matches at the West Covina ballpark were in full swing. Farrukh Zafar stood in front of the wicket and gripped the flat bat made of willow wood, his eyes glued on the bowler who stood 22 yards away.

It was Zafar’s job to protect the wicket, the bowler’s job to hit it. The…