Tickets In Demand For Politically Charged India-Pakistan Cricket Clash At Asia Cup
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India and Pakistan will clash again at the Asia Cup (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Given that cricket is clearly the most popular sport in these nuclear armed neighboring countries, where the sport is used as a political football, matches between India and Pakistan have been incredibly tense over the years. But there generally had been on-field camaraderie between the nations with such a shared love and passion for cricket. It was once seen as a rare opportunity for diplomacy, demonstrating the power of sport where for a few precious hours real world tumult could be put aside. Sadly, with cricket now increasingly a proxy for the warring governments, the toxicity has spilled on-field with relations between the playing groups of India and Pakistan at boiling point. ForbesIndia And Pakistan, Cricket’s Biggest Rivalry, Is At Boiling Point After ControversyBy Tristan Lavalette A row has erupted after their recent game at the Asia Cup, with Pakistan threatening to pull out of the lucrative continental championship as the bloodletting between the countries has overshadowed the tournament ever since. It was a tense postscript of the first game between the countries since a gun massacre of tourists in April in Kashmir pushed India and Pakistan to the brink of war. In what was a predetermined move, aligning with its right-winged government and the all-powerful BCCI cricket governing body, India’s players did not shake hands with their opponents in an unsportsmanlike act that left Pakistan fuming. Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (R) reacts at the end of the game against India (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Pakistan Cricket Board claimed that match referee Andy Pycroft had breached the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct regulations, demanding he be removed. After an investigation, the…
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