Cricket’s theatre is unforgiving and magical in equal measure. One day the spotlight finds your flaws; the next it crowns your triumph.

Take the case of UAE’s medium fast bowler Junaid Siddique. On February 10, against New Zealand, he endured a harsh outing, conceding 47 runs in four overs. Three days later, the script flipped and his name was written in gold in his nation’s cricketing history.