THE TRUTH BEHIND WHY INDIA PLAYS CRICKET WITH PAKISTAN
PEACE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF CONFLICT, IT IS THE ABILITY TO HANDLE CONFLICT BY PEACEFUL MEANS – FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RONALD REAGAN Countries with bilateral ties affected by tensions often make attempts to normalize relations by encouraging people-to-people ties through films, music, poetry, bilateral and multilateral political engagements and last but not least, Sports. Known as one of the greatest rivalries in the World, India and Pakistan have tried the above means to normalize relations too. The most talked about engagement between India and Pakistan is Cricket. Every India-Pakistan Cricket Match is viewed as a battle by people all over the world, although it is fought without rifles, hand grenades, rocket launchers, tankers and other arms and ammunition used widely in a battle. Be it the cricket stadium, or television sets, the atmosphere remains tense till the result at the end. India and Pakistan have been playing cricket since 1952, and there ...