that's the challenge for irshad ahmad who is an asylum seeker in a small town called bautzen in former communist eastern germany. it is a town which has a reputation for being particularly unwelcoming, with a recent spate of shocking xenophobic attacks. but irshad is not letting any of that deter him. he is using his skills to enrich life in the local community. by bringing a sport to germany which you very rarely see played here. correspondent: the bowler throws the ball, the batsman hits it and sprints off. but caution is advised -- cricket balls can reach speeds of up to 160 kilometres an hour! usually, cricket is played on grass pitches. but irshad ahmad, who captains the msv bautzen cricket team, is glad to have a small gym to play in at least. >> you can see a lot of people here from pakistan, from afghanistan, from india. they are here together to play this game. if they dont have cricket than it means they have nothing to do. correspondent: ahmad and his teammates are proud of their cricket trophy. many of them fled to germany just recently. now, they're waiting to be granted a