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Cricket helped refugee Noor first settle in Austra

2022-04-05

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Cricket helped refugee Noor first settle in Australia. Now he's aiming for the big time - Today News Post News Today || Headlines Today

Looking backThe virus through stringent border controls and quick lockdowns whenever new outbreaks crop up. Mask wearing indoors remains almost universal and health tracing applications must be shown at most shops, Noor Tanha believes his life could have been very different.

His family came to Australia from Afghanistan as refugees when he was six years old and settled in the Sydney suburb of Auburn.

If he hadn’t found cricket, he believes another way of life could have potentially found him.Outdoor sports and recreational activities?

“A lot of my friends, unfortunately, went down the route of joining gangs, a lot of them went to juvenile jail and some did pass awaynew, unfortunate and sad.,” Noor told SBS News.?