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‘A very underrated form of media’: Singapore cricketer Ishaan Sawney makes a case for comics

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Ishaan Sawney finds that growing up has changed the way he reads comics.

Law student and cricketer Ishaan Sawney finds that growing up has changed the way he reads comics.

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Felicia Keok

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Who: Ishaan Sawney, 24, is a Singapore national cricket player who won two bronze medals in the Men’s T10 and T20 categories at the 2025 SEA Games. He started playing the sport at age four, and is in his final semester of law at the National University of Singapore.

“I read a lot of comic books as a child. I revisited them recently and found they are very entertaining. My reading of comic books happens in bulk – usually during summer or school breaks.

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