So in the end Pak managed to get a nod from the richest cricket board after a draught of long five years. PCB will get a pat for being able to make BCCI agree for this tour when all important Eng-Ind series is underway.
The matches between sub-continental teams mostly become stale as for last many years bowling has nothing to boast about creating impacts in the match results. Many times we have seen it is all about better batting, which either ensures a mammoth total first or clinically reaches the target on board. With Tendulkar gone, it will be interesting to see how those teams approach there ODI's. For T20's they may become very exciting or from the get-go you can tell the script is written which is not just a possibility when Ind-Pak meets. In past test matches we have seen players from both countries breaking and making records after records regardless of their true form or athleticism. Any cricket spectator can recognize the ugliness so viciously exposed like triple hundreds, 10 wickets in an innings by a bowler etc. We have seen Azharuddin and Salim Malik and many other cherished popular big name cricketers at the receiving end of allegations which are well investigated to start with.
Having their frontline batsmen and bowler barred from playing due to spot fixing and lot of performances by current players, specially the wicket keeper, Pak players hopefully would be cautious enough to step into the same water again. But we hope no intervention due to some agreement among the boards about the results that will get emphasis when the game starts. Being a cricket fan from teen-hood, me like any other cricket enthusiast would like to see some competition and real cricket from both sides.
In the end, they need to keep in mind, if all goes fair and square, the strength will be properly judged and also for the betterment of cricket and it's fan base (which is not really that big compared to other sports) a good T20 and ODI series free of any external illegitimate influence would be a key pleasure. To bring back true cricket a trustworthy show is extremely required and also expected from fans who easily can reckon the current aggravation of interest on such series (this comment can be justified from the messages posted by cricinfo members).
India v Pakistan, 1st T20, Bangalore
Famous rivalry resumes after five-year break
The Preview by Abhishek Purohit
December 24, 2012
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December 25, 2012
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Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez speaks to the media ahead of the first T20 in Bangalore
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Just the plain fact that this tour is actually happening is a gargantuan achievement for the Pakistan Cricket Board and its chairman Zaka Ashraf.
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