Cricket is the most popular sport across much of the former British Empire. Here Sri Lanka’s Prasanna Jayawardene plays a shot during a match against New Zealand last week. (Photo from REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.